"white mottling on scapul;ars, forming a rough V on the back" (The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America, p. 175)

This contrasts the back pattern of the Red-Tailed Hawk & the Red-Shouldered Hawk.

Photo taken with a Nikon D90 using a Nikon 400mm f/5.6 manual focus lens.

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December 31, 2011.