Red-tailed hawk

Description:

Red-tailed Hawks are large hawks with typical Buteo proportions: very broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Most Red-tailed Hawks are rich brown above and pale below, with a streaked belly and, on the wing underside, a dark bar between shoulder and wrist. The tail is usually pale below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’s brown and banded. “Dark-phase” birds are all chocolate-brown with a warm red tail. “Rufous-phase” birds are reddish-brown on the chest with a dark belly.

Habitat:

Semi rural.

Notes:

I spotted this guy high up in a tree along the side of the road so I pulled over & took a couple of photos from the car. It looked to be much larger than most of the red-tails I've seen.