Red-Tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Young Hawk Light morph adult Red-Tailed Hawk Variable belly band of dark splotches White throat White chest

Sandy River, a tributary of the Appomattox River, which is a tributary of the James River

Put in 37.241945, -78.319173

LauraLOVESbirds 11 years ago

Buteo jamaicensis Red-tailed Hawk

rstillings 11 years ago

Thanks LauraMae, williefromwi and ChristyHolland DONE :-)

ChristyHolland 11 years ago

What a cutie! Great spotting! I'd love you to add this and all your other Raptor shots to the mission Raptors of North America: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...

williefromwi 11 years ago

I will agree with LauraMae, that your spotting is of a young Red-Tailed Hawk.

Spotted by
rstillings

Spotted on Aug 2, 2011
Submitted on Aug 27, 2012