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Buteo jamaicensis harlani
The "Harlan's Hawk" breeds in Alaska and northwestern Canada, and winters on the southern Great Plains. This very dark form of the Red-tailed Hawk has a marbled white, brown, and gray tail instead of a red one. It’s so distinctive that it was once considered a separate species, until ornithologists discovered many individuals that were intermediate between Harlan's and more typical Red-tailed Hawks.
This beauty was flying around a residential area, never coming quite close enough for good shots!!
Spotted on Mar 1, 2013
Submitted on Mar 2, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks to both of you! QWMom, I'm always my own worst critic! ;-)
I disagree - great shots! :)
Nice series!