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Sizing Up Sharp-shinned Hawks

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:01:37
Publish Date: 2025-07-04 07:00:00
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Sharp-shinned Hawks are swift, bird-catching predators. The male is jay-sized. The female stands a head taller and weighs almost twice as much. Female birds of prey are most notably bigger than males among hawk species that hunt very agile prey, such as other birds. The smaller male will tend to hunt smaller prey. The female takes somewhat larger prey, so together they can tap a wider range of resources.

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