A red tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) peering out of its nest, it will be a long time before it leaves.

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Size: 5499px × 3670px
Location: Greenville, NC, USA
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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