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Accipiter striatus
Small hawk. Tail long, barred, and ends with a square tip. Wings short and rounded. Adults with blue-gray back and wings, reddish barring on underparts.
Spotted on Oct 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 16, 2011
2 Comments
Actually, it got lured in by all the quail, dove and other yard birds at the feeders. Didn't get a meal, but stayed for a drink and a bath. How many people get to watch a hawk take a bath in the wild?
Did it get lured in for the picture with that pan of water? I suppose open water is pretty rare there.