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Buteo jamaicensis
female red tailed hawk
Urban setting
was being attacked by blue jays but did not respond for fear of death
Spotted on Jul 16, 2011
Submitted on Oct 14, 2011
2 Comments
A cool thing about red-tails is that the males are about 1/4 smaller than the females; this lets them both hunt in the same area but not compete as the male takes smaller prey and the female takes larger prey.
was resting on east side of building during the afternoon heat
has a mate in the area