Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Juvenile photos by Larry Jordan
The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is one of the most widespread and commonly observed birds of prey in North America (click on photos for full sized images).
The buff yellow iris in this bird, photographed at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, identifies it as a juvenile.
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Great close up shots in the juvie. We don’t see too many red tailed hawks here in my area. Most are red shouldered.
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Wonderful portraits Larry!!
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really beautiful!
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Great portrait series!
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Wow!Amazing shots and thanks for sharing.Have a great day!!
Shantana
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Classic portraits Larry! Thanks for the eye info too.
Cheers to you Sir!
Beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Wonderful pictures and thanks for the info I learned something new today
Great close-up photos of the hawk.
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Super shots Larry!
That last one is an amazing bird ‘portrait’!
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Awesome to see this post. It is so great!
Larry, wow! Awesome shots and cool looking hawk.
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Love going through your bird photos! You got some awesome shots!
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WOW, Larry!! These are stunning!
And I forgot to mention, that’s a great header
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Fantastic shots!! Wish we got them in England
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Beautiful up close and personal shots. Really neat.
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stunning portraits Larry
what a magnificant raptor
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Beautiful close up images of this wonderful hawk~
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