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Redtail Hawk


Redtail Hawk

This Red Tail is a beautiful flyer...he hovers over the bluff and hunts through the winter...this was taken late last winter...I have seen him around but the leaves are not all gone from the tree. Hopefully he will chose it for his roost again this winter...he and I spent last winter enjoying viewing each other while we relaxed, me in my favorite chair and he on his limb.



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Great shot!
Do you know the species? Looks similar to a red Tailed Hawk!

11 Nov, 2008

 

Yes it is a red tail...amazing bird.

11 Nov, 2008

 

great photo

11 Nov, 2008

 

Looks absolutely great, Cf. They have such keen eyesight. I used to have a family of Harris Hawkes that I took video of and some still pictures...The nest was high in our pine tree...when the babies were learning to hunt, they would come down on the ground, grab a stick, fly up and drop it....that family amused us for several months. when Momma Hawk started her second family in the tree, a great horned owl decided to take over the nest. She shoved the existing eggs out of the nest and proceeded to raise her own family there. The Harris hawks left the area. It was sad to see them go and I watched the owls until the day we moved.

11 Nov, 2008

 

Super photo

12 Nov, 2008

 

Thanks..I am sure hoping he returns this winter...

12 Nov, 2008

 

Such a fierce regal looking bird ! Hope he comes back for you too !

17 Nov, 2008

 

I have seen him hovering over the bluff but not in the tree yet..it still has quite a few leaves...he will not want to use it until it makes a clear viewing roost for him to hunt from I am sure..

17 Nov, 2008

 

Wonderful !! Hope he came back this year !

12 Sep, 2009



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