July 25, 2018

Location: Lakeland, Circle B Bar Reserve

I'm the Florida subspecies of the Red shouldered Hawk.
Occasionally mislabeled the Florida "race".
"Race" refers to genetically similar humans,
"Subspecies" have differences but can mate.

Sources: Cornell Labs-All About Birds: Red Shouldered Hawk

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