A wild northern hawk-owl sits on a tree limb perch in a black cottonwood forest October 4, 2016 in Kodaik Island, Alaska.

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A wild northern hawk-owl sits on a tree limb perch in a black cottonwood forest October 4, 2016 in Kodaik Island, Alaska.

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Location: Kodaik Island, Alaska
Photo credit: © USFWS Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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