On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 1:07 PM Russ Ruffing <russruffing...> wrote:
> Looks like a dark morph red-tail. Right at the end you can see some deep
> red on the upper tail as it flares, and the pattern of the underwing is
> consistent.
>
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM JAMES SPEICHER <jugornought...>
> wrote:
>
>> My niece recorded this in Puerto Rico a few days ago. It certainly
>> appears to be a large raptor, tho there are very few of record for PR.
>>
>> Jim Speicher
>>
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