Red-tailed Hawk, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, near Socorro, New Mexico, USA (December 2019)
The plumage of the Red-tailed Hawk is quite variable. This bird is probably a juvenile.
Seen on the North Loop in the Refuge. This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Richard Peters and Ellie Rothnie.
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis / Internet Bird Collection
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Shooting Time 15:27
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 16
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 5000
Latitude 33 47 57.1 N
Longitude 106 52 13.1 W
Altitude 1376.10m
The plumage of the Red-tailed Hawk is quite variable. This bird is probably a juvenile.
Seen on the North Loop in the Refuge. This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Richard Peters and Ellie Rothnie.
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis / Internet Bird Collection
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Shooting Time 15:27
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 16
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 5000
Latitude 33 47 57.1 N
Longitude 106 52 13.1 W
Altitude 1376.10m
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