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Hawks’ Forbidden Love Results in a Rare Hybrid

April 12, 2020

She was a common black hawk. He was a red-shouldered hawk. They weren’t in the same genus, let alone the same species, and they normally don’t even live in the same part of the continent. But in a strange twist of fate, none of that mattered: It was love at first screech.

Read all about it: Hawks’ Forbidden Love Results in a Rare Hybrid, by Jake Buehler.

The hybrid nestling (Photo: Stan Moore)


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  1. Lynn Bossone's avatar
    Lynn Bossone permalink
    April 18, 2020 1:36 pm

    As usual these blogs are fascinating and much needed particularly now. Thank you, Chuck!

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  2. Charlotte Wolter's avatar
    April 12, 2020 10:25 am

    Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.

    Charlotte Wolter
    Santa Monica

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