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SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
digishooter

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (Accipiter striatus)

A winter visitor, this adult Sharp-Shinned is very much relaxed as is evident from the leg pulled up indicating low stress levels.
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Habitat
Chaparral
Location
Wofford Heights, CA, USA
Date taken
Feb 2019
Scientific name
Accipiter striatus
Equipment used
Canon 30D: Canon EF 100-400 IS USM L (effective focal length 350 mm) : Mode; aperture priority : Metering; average :ISO; 125 : Exp. ; 1/800 @ f 8.0
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superb detail on this shot; I recall our guide in Colombia had terrible trouble pronouncing this name....
 

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North America
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