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Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus

Description:

A small hawk, less than 12 inches tall and barely larger than the pigeon or dove it was eating. It was standing on top of its prey to eat.

Habitat:

Near a pond in a park in western Boca Raton, FL

Notes:

Seemed like a young bird around the size of a kestrel but not a kestrel. Very fluffy feathers on the legs. It stopped eating when it saw me and waited to continue until I had distanced myself from him.

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Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus Sharp-shinned hawk - Wikipedia


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1 Comment

Grisham Tholan
Grisham Tholan 6 years ago

Probably some type of osprey

joan6153
Spotted by
joan6153

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2017
Submitted on May 7, 2017

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