A red-tailed hawk pauses for a closeup while eating a squirrel.

Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Lafayette Square, Washington, DC

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A juvenile red-tailed hawk picks at a squirrel in the snow in Lafayette Square, in full view of a number of tourists and passersby.

Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Lafayette Square, Washington, DC

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This hawk has trouble getting airborne while carrying its squirrel meal.

Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Lafayette Square, Washington, DC

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A red-tailed hawk takes off.

Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Lafayette Square, Washington, DC

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A juvenile red-tailed hawk reaches for a branch in Lafayette Square. Note the pale bands on the whitish tail -- as he gets older, the tail feathers will gradually turn red.

Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Lafayette Square, Washington, DC

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