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Buteo jamaicensis
This is probably the most common hawk in North America. If you’ve got sharp eyes you’ll see several individuals on almost any long car ride, anywhere. Red-tailed Hawks soar above open fields, slowly turning circles on their broad, rounded wings. Other times you’ll see them atop telephone poles, eyes fixed on the ground to catch the movements of a vole or a rabbit, or simply waiting out cold weather before climbing a thermal updraft into the sky.
Spotted on Dec 28, 2012
Submitted on Dec 29, 2012
2 Comments
I missed this comment, Hema! Thank you so much!! I really enjoy "hunting" for them...but they rarely stay for long!! Good thing the better shots are when they're launching and landing! Thanks again! ;-)
Awesome!
your collection of raptors is amazing!!