Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Nor a cage, nor alight upon wrist,
Now I have learnt to be proud
Hovering over the wood
In the broken mist
Or tumbling cloud." William Butler Yeats
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Red-tailed Hawk in flight.
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Red-tailed Hawk in flight.
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Male and Female Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
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Male and Female Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in flight.
This is one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the Chickenhawk.
Photo taken near Glen MT.
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
Red-tailed Hawks prefer to wait on a high perch and swoop down on prey; they also patrol open areas in flight. They mainly eat small mammals, birds and reptiles. Their favorite prey varies with regional and seasonal availability but includes most types of rodents, rabbits, pheasant, grouse, quail, rattle snakes, copperheads, lizards, and, when near the water's edge, carp and catfish. Those that live in cities may prefer pigeons and starlings, both of which are plentiful in many urban areas.
Photo taken near Glen MT.
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
It is the most common North American hawk and the raptor most frequently taken from the wild (and later returned to the wild) for falconry in the United States.
Photo taken near Glen MT.
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
Males are typically smaller than females, generally weighing between 800–1100 grams and measuring 45–56 cm in length. Females typically average between 1100–1300 grams and measure 50–65 cm in length.
Photo taken near Glen MT.
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in flight.
In flight, these hawks soar with wings in a slight dihedral (upturned), flapping as little as possible. They sometimes hover on beating wings and sometimes "kite", or remain stationary above the ground by soaring into the wind. When soaring or flapping their wings, they typically travel from 30 km/h to 65 km/h but when diving, they reach speeds as high as 195 km/h.
Photo taken near Glen MT.
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Photo taken near Glen MT.
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) in flight.
Photo taken near Glen MT.
