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Buteo jamaicensis
This hawk is melanistic and doesn't have the typical red tail. The third image shows the second eyelid called the nictitating membrane.
This hawk can be found throughout most of North and Central America.
This owl is under the care of Project Wildlife http://projectwildlife.org/ and was part of an educational program called Hawkwatch in the Ramona Grasslands by the Wildlife Research Institute http://www.wildlife-research.org/.
Spotted on Feb 16, 2013
Submitted on Feb 17, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks Emily! I shot this with my Canon 60D using an EFS 18-135mm. It turned out pretty good since the subject was close. My recent coyote spotting was with the same lens and it was about 300 ft away from me. I occasionally rent a telephoto for birds but it gets spendy to do it often :)
What a gorgeous RTH! LOVE! BTW, what kind of lens do you use Cindy, your pictures are fabulous!
Thank you, Rieko
Another beautiful series.