At the time when I took this photo, I thought for sure it would be a fail; the hawk took off before I was ready and flew directly away from me. In my experience young Red-tailed Hawks are usually not terribly shy but this one must have not liked how we looked. When I reviewed the photos, this one was an unexpected surprise. They are pretty awesome birds!

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Buteo jamaicensis