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Red Shouldered Hawk

Buteo lineatus

Habitat:

Heather farms wildlife preserve

5 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

I had seen this in the Lindsay museum and it is very deliteful to spot it in the wild after that!

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

They are beautiful birds! They sit in the trees and will swoop down and catch mice ect..

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

it did not look mean enough to be a bird of prey. Very fluffy and quail like.Looks like right wing was torn. it was flying okay though.

p.young713
p.young713 12 years ago

Great photo!! We have a lot of Red Tail Hawks here in Florida.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

@ will Rountree and @ Aves John,thanks so much.
I have seen so many red tailed hawks in this region that to find a red shouldered hawk literally took me by surprise!

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Fresno, California, USA

Spotted on Nov 21, 2011
Submitted on Nov 21, 2011

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