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Photo Gallery: Raptors
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Photo: A juvenile red-tailed hawk prepares to land
Photo: A juvenile red-tailed hawk prepares to landPhoto: A great horned owl thrashing its wingsPhoto: Peregrine falconPhoto: Steller's sea eagle on snow spreading wingsPhoto: A secretary bird alights on a shrubPhoto: A snowy owl perched atop a rockPhoto: Boreal owlPhoto: Burrowing owlPhoto: Cuban screech owl standing against a rockPhoto: Eastern screech owlPhoto: Northern spotted owl
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The most common hawk in North America, red-tails can often be seen atop utility poles and other lofty perches, on the lookout for potential prey.
Photograph by Rich Reid

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