HAWK AND PREY

Chip Somodevilla

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A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) takes flight while carrying a rodent meal in downtown Washington, DC. According to the National Audubon Society, the red-tailed hawk is the most common and widespread American member of the Buteo genus. Hawks like this hunt for prey in open country or at the edge of a meadow, making this sighting in a dense urban area uncommon.

Chip Somodevilla, "HAWK AND PREY," in POYi Archive, Item #35677, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/35677 (accessed May 14, 2024).