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Yup.
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Now, where have I seen that picture before?
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red tailed hawk?
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sciolyswizzle16 wrote:red tailed hawk?
Yup, that's right! :)
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sorry the picture is so big
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i know its a goatsucker, but i cant tell which one it is. anyone have any tips to distinguish them?
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Chuck-will's-widow, methinks.
I think the color is a way to tell.
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paleonaps wrote:Chuck-will's-widow, methinks.
I think the color is a way to tell.
How does the color indicate for each? Their plumages mess me up.
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It's a common pauraque.
I think the patterning helps me tell, and relative darkness.
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