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American Iron Eagle

American Iron Eagle

.....this is a Ferruginous Hawk ....here in the Great Plains of America it fills the niche that the Steppe Eagle does in Asia ....In fact the physical character...
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.....this is a Ferruginous Hawk ....here in the Great Plains of America it fills the niche that the Steppe Eagle does in Asia ....In fact the physical characteristics are so strikingly similar to that of a True Eagle that there has been much debate among biologists and falconers .....one name that was proposed was The American Iron Eagle. So American Iron Eagle is 100 times easier to say than Ferruginous Hawk .....soooo Im going with The American Iron Eagle!
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NIKON D500

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 250 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 600/1

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Jan, 2023

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Outstanding Creativity

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cool shot

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Thank you very very much ClaritaBethCanlasMiller ...!!

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Sweet capture, Richard!

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Thank you very very much Ron and Judy ...!!!

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Great capture!

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Thank you very very much Erik ...!!!

Sweet shot! I salute to The American Iron Eagle!~

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Thank you very very much Mary ..!!!

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Nice capture this. We call them buzzards in the UK, great birds to watch...

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