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Buteo jamaicensis
Large bird, about 70cm I guess (it was far away) brown with lighter shades formed by horizontal streaks in feather patterning, red tail. Short beak.
In front of the garden of our holiday cottage, Upper Hells Gate, Saba, Dutch Antilles.
We heard a bird calling out and flying high into the air and then dropping itself down while calling out alarm calls. It seemed to be attacking something, when I leaned forward from where we were sitting I spotted this huge Red Tailed Hawk perched on a rock. I am sure the other bird tried to chase this one away, to no avail.
Spotted on Jul 1, 2014
Submitted on Jul 19, 2014
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