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picklesnpeaches t1_j2dk1pg wrote

This is 100% a Red-tailed Hawk. Notice the band on their belly, that's a dead giveaway. Also, not all do, but this one has a red tail. Look at the tail feathers, you can see that they are a reddish color in contrast to the dark brown on the rest of its body.

Next time, I suggest posting in r/whatsthisbird, you might have more consistent answers :) Very neat find!

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djn24 t1_j2dlcxr wrote

The tail on this one is a dead giveaway. Not all of them are kind enough to have such a clearly red tail feather popping out to identify them 😂

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picklesnpeaches t1_j2dlqp9 wrote

I know! I'm always relieved to see the red tail because that gives me less work, haha. But the belly band is also present in juveniles, which don't have their namesake red tails yet, which is why I like to point out that detail.

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