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Red Shouldered Hawk

Red Shouldered Hawk

Besides Bald Eagles, there are other Raptors that inhabit the area along the American River Parkway. The most vocal and widely seen are the Red Shouldered Hawk...
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Besides Bald Eagles, there are other Raptors that inhabit the area along the American River Parkway. The most vocal and widely seen are the Red Shouldered Hawks. They maintain the rodent population quite well in the area.
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Canon EOS 80D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 500 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 400/1

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Jan, 2018

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