Elegant - California Red-Shouldered Hawk
by KJ Swan
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Elegant - California Red-Shouldered Hawk
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KJ Swan
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Needing more territory to successfully raise families, the abundant medium-sized raptor left the eastern United States to head west.
After reaching California, a small population of Red-shouldered hawks became isolated. Over time, their feathers became more vibrant red-brown than their eastern cousins. Now the California populations are recognized as an elegant subspecies, Buteo lineatus elegans.
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August 22nd, 2023
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