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Spirit Hawk in tree

Spirit Hawk in tree

Ornithologists would probably refer to this bird as a Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk; I like to think of it as a Spirit Hawk. Not a true albino, this red-tail has r...
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Ornithologists would probably refer to this bird as a Leucistic Red-Tailed Hawk; I like to think of it as a Spirit Hawk. Not a true albino, this red-tail has retained a small amount of pigment. ( A very small amount in this case; such as the beak, eyes, and few feathers) I have been fortunate enough to see this "Spirit Hawk" more once, allowing me to capture this image of it perched fairly high in a pine tree along the Chattahoochee River in Georgia.
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Canon EOS 77D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 400/1

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Atlanta, Georgia, US

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Feb, 2019

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