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Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine
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Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine

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  • Broad Winged hawk defecating. I seem to have the most amazing luck photographing birds pooping. I call it my Feces Species series. Phippsburg Maine
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  • Sharp-shinned hawk in flight. This raptor has been hunting around my bird feeders for a couple of weeks. It is especially fond of the Mourning Doves. Phippsburg Maine November
  • Sharp-shinned hawk in flight. This raptor has been hunting around my bird feeders for a couple of weeks. It is especially fond of the Mourning Doves. Phippsburg Maine November
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  • Sharp-shinned hawk with fresh kill, Phippsburg, Maine. It looks like a rodent that the raptor has captured, but it's hard to say for sure. June, 2013
  • Sharp-shinned hawk with fresh kill, Phippsburg, Maine. It looks like a rodent that the raptor has captured, but it's hard to say for sure. June, 2013
  • Red-tailed hawk, Phippsburg, Maine, spring, hunting raptor
  • Red-tailed hawk, Phippsburg, Maine, spring, hunting raptor
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  • Red Shouldered Hawk, Phippsburg, Maine, December 30, 2009, an odd raptor to see here at this time of year.
  • Red Shouldered Hawk, Phippsburg, Maine, December 30, 2009, an odd raptor to see here at this time of year. A Black Capped Chickadee thought this raptor should move on!
  • Red Shouldered Hawk, Phippsburg, Maine, December 30, 2009, an odd raptor to see here at this time of year.
  • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine Perched on utility pole in Small Point, bird is defecating, lightening its load for take off.
  • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine
  • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine
  • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine
  • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine
  • Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus , May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine
  • Broad-winged hawks, Buteo platypterus , mated pair, the one on the right has a Chipmunk for its dinner, May 2013, Phippsburg, Maine. These birds have a nest near this perch. They were making a lot of noise crying and calling out to each other about this catch.
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