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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Late Day Merlins
At the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch, in September, flights usually last all day, with Merlins typically the only hawks flying late in the day...these were there yesterday, still moving at sunset.