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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Description:

Large, highly variable hawk with brown upperparts, head and throat. The underparts are pale with brown streaks. Wings are pale below with dark bar at leading edge and dark tips. The tail is red-brown with dark terminal band. Legs and feet are yellow. Soars on thermals and updrafts.

Habitat:

Eastern arizona desert

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joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Arizona, USA

Spotted on Nov 4, 2012
Submitted on Nov 19, 2012

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