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The Red tailed Hawk is a raptor of widespread distribution. Its plumage is as varied as its distribution. There are up to 14 different subspecies with those of the western North America being the most varied. Because of their great variability I still find them difficult to identify at times. This would appear to be a juvenile light morph of the western variety. The photo was taken at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge during this year's Festival of the Cranes celebration.
I've got your back 2461
The Red tailed Hawk is a raptor of widespread distribution. Its plumage is as varied as its distribution. There are up to 14 different subspecies with those of the western North America being the most varied. Because of their great variability I still find them difficult to identify at times. This would appear to be a juvenile light morph of the western variety. The photo was taken at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge during this year's Festival of the Cranes celebration.