{"id":21097,"date":"2015-01-05T19:37:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T00:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=21097"},"modified":"2015-01-05T19:46:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T00:46:58","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-at-possum-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=21097","title":{"rendered":"Red Tailed Hawk at Possum Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D21097&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>It was windy and cold this morning, but the light was good. I went back to Possum Point, which wasn&#8217;t as active on the waterfront, but there were plenty of birds in the field.<br \/>\nMy Nikon D7100 arrived today, and I&#8217;ll post some test shots soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21105\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21105\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21105\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21105\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-18.png?fit=1024%2C836&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,836\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Black Backed Seagull\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-18.png?fit=584%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-18.png?resize=584%2C477&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Black Backed Seagull \" title=\"Black Backed Seagull\" width=\"584\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-18.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-18.png?resize=150%2C122&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-18.png?resize=367%2C300&amp;ssl=1 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21098\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21098\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21098\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21098\" data-attachment-id=\"21098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21098\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-19.png?fit=1024%2C820&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,820\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Black Backed Seagull\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Black Backed Seagull is fairly common on the Chesapeake Bay.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-19.png?fit=584%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-19.png?resize=584%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Black Backed Seagull \" title=\"Black Backed Seagull\" width=\"584\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-19.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-19.png?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Black-Backed-Seagull-19.png?resize=375%2C300&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Black Backed Seagull is fairly common on the Chesapeake Bay.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21106\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21106\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21106\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21106\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-165.png?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,681\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-165.png?fit=584%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-165.png?resize=584%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cedar Waxwing \" title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" width=\"584\" height=\"388\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-165.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-165.png?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-165.png?resize=451%2C300&amp;ssl=1 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21107\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21107\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21107\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-164.png?fit=1024%2C1264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-164.png?fit=584%2C721&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-164.png?resize=584%2C721&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cedar Waxwing \" title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" width=\"584\" height=\"721\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-164.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-164.png?resize=122%2C150&amp;ssl=1 122w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-164.png?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21100\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21100\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21100\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-163.png?fit=1024%2C895&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,895\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-163.png?fit=584%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-163.png?resize=584%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cedar Waxwing \" title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" width=\"584\" height=\"510\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-163.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-163.png?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-163.png?resize=343%2C300&amp;ssl=1 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21104\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21104\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21104\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21104\" data-attachment-id=\"21104\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21104\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-162.png?fit=1024%2C1007&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1007\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A flock of 25 or so Cedar Waxwings was feeding on berries. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-162.png?fit=584%2C574&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-162.png?resize=584%2C574&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cedar Waxwing \" title=\"Cedar Waxwing\" width=\"584\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-162.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-162.png?resize=150%2C148&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cedar-Waxwing-162.png?resize=305%2C300&amp;ssl=1 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flock of 25 or so Cedar Waxwings was feeding on berries.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21108\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21108\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21108\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-11.png?fit=1024%2C977&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,977\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dark Eyed Junco\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-11.png?fit=584%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-11.png?resize=584%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark Eyed Junco\" title=\"Dark Eyed Junco\" width=\"584\" height=\"557\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-11.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-11.png?resize=150%2C143&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-11.png?resize=314%2C300&amp;ssl=1 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21099\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21099\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21099\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21099\" data-attachment-id=\"21099\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21099\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-10.png?fit=1024%2C964&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,964\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dark Eyed Junco\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There were dozens of Dark Eyed Juncos in the field.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-10.png?fit=584%2C550&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-10.png?resize=584%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark Eyed Junco\" title=\"Dark Eyed Junco\" width=\"584\" height=\"550\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-10.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-10.png?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Dark-Eyed-Junco-10.png?resize=319%2C300&amp;ssl=1 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were dozens of Dark Eyed Juncos in the field.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21101\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21101\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=21101\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-102.png?fit=1024%2C1021&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1021\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Tailed Hawk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-102.png?fit=584%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Red-Tailed-Hawk-102.png?resize=584%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Tailed Hawk \" title=\"Red Tailed Hawk\" width=\"584\" height=\"582\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21101\" 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