Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
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The raptor is a Red-tailed Hawk being chased and later bitten by the small Grey Kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis. A terrotorial matter in which size does not matter to the Kingbird.

Gallery : © Alfredo Colon
Website : Puerto Rico Wildlife: Alfredo Colon

Order  : Accipitriformes
Family : Accipitridae
Species : Red-tailed Hawk
Reference: alca30217
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Geographic range

Date taken : 2006 Jan
Geographic data
Country : United States (us)
Region : State of Arizona
Place : Cedar Springs
Latitude : 18° 28' 47'' North
Longitude : 66° 6' 35'' West

Exif data
Model : Canon EOS 20D
Exposure : 1/1000 s
Aperture : 5.6
Focal : 500 mm
Iso : 200
Flash : no

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