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Harris's Hawk
Harris's Hawk

23rd Annual Florida Renaissance Festival
Winter 2015 ~ Deerfield Beach, Florida U.S.A.

(four more photos in the comments)

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Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo Unicinctus) is an American Native, very common in the deserts of the southwest, into Mexico, then right through the drier areas of South America to Chile. It's a very common Falconry Bird, often the first one people 'practice' with as they can be very tame and not particularly aggressive.

Falcons have been used to hunt for centuries and they play an important part in Nature's Eco-system by removing the weak or injured. They also have been used for years at busy airports to clear the area of small birds that are a threat to incoming and outgoing aircraft and have been used to remove an unwanted pigeon population from London's Trafalgar Square.

John James Audubon gave this bird its English name in honor of his ornithological companion, financial supporter, & friend Edward Harris.

Check out my 2015 Renaissance Festival album if you have time:
www.flickr.com/photos/pelicanpetesphotos/sets/72157651123...

flightoftheraptor.com/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harris%27s_Hawk

www.ren-fest.com/deerfield-home.asp

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Taken on: February 16, 2015
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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, f/7.1, 1/400 sec, 220mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length: 220mm
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Paint Shop Photo Album v5.21
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