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"Sharp-shinned Hawk"

Sharp-shinned Hawk:    The Sharp-shinned Hawk received its name from the very thin, exposed lower leg of the hawk. Audubon referred to the Sharp-shinned Hawk as the "Sharp-shinned or Slate-coloured Hawk". Nuttall referred to it as the "American Brown or Slate-coloured Hawk". Sauvie Island, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Sharp-shinned Hawk, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon. Image taken March 19, 2011. Canon EOS 7d, 400mm. Click image to enlarge Sharp-shinned Hawk, female, Sauvie Island, Oregon. Image taken March 19, 2011. Canon EOS 7d, 400mm. Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon ... Click image to enlarge Sharp-shinned Hawk, Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon. Waiting on top of chimney for a Vaux's Swift dinner. Image taken September 26, 2009. Canon Rebel XSi, 200mm. see Vaux's Swift for MORE Chapman School Ridgefield NWR, Washington ... Click image to enlarge Sharp-shinned Hawk. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, August 15, 2010. MORE Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Sharp-shinned Hawk images HOME COLUMBIA RIVER IMAGES RIDGEFIELD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLETE BIRD LIST WILDFLOWERS BIRDS of LEWIS and CLARK

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