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bird ID request #3

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Posted by Lucy Aron on March 2, 2017 at 7:34 PM
bird ID request #3
And here's a third angle on the bird.
Posted by Richard Ditch on March 2, 2017 at 9:19 PM
Red-tailed Hawk. This species comes in a variety of plumages, somewhat tied to part of the country and to the age of the bird.
Posted by Lucy Aron on March 3, 2017 at 11:53 AM
Thank you Richard.  Can you tell which gender?

lucy
Posted by Richard Ditch on March 4, 2017 at 12:06 PM

Thank you Richard.  Can you tell which gender?


No - about the only sexual difference in buteos is size, with females tending to be slightly larger.