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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Sharp-shinned hawk

This sharp-shinned hawk perched on my fence to wait out the worse of a winter storm. It was cold; the hawk kept lifting one foot and then another into the warmth of its breast feathers.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Manitou Springs, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Copyright: © Cate Terwilliger