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03-OCT-2010 Liz

Red-tailed hawk

Bloomington, MN

Horrible photo, but this really is a red-tailed hawk. I was sitting at the kitchen table and saw it swoop down by the feeders and it was immediately obvious by the size that it wasn't a Cooper's hawk. I did get a look at its yellow eye, so this is a juvenile. The same week I was out filling the bird feeders and it came by again, circling around the yard. I heard its 'kee-eee-arrrr' sound, and got several good looks. I'm guessing that it was going after rabbits or squirrels rather than feeder birds.

Canon EOS 1D
1/400s f/4.0 at 500.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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