Red Tailed Hawk

very nice series on your spotting, I especially like the third photo as it shows off the bird the best.

Thank you Forestdragon!

Thank you Emily. I was very suprised to see him and so excited also.

What an interesting place to see a red tail. I wonder what he was up to hanging out down there with an egret of all things... The last shot is my favorite!

This is a very nice shot of an immature Red Tailed Hawk.

Most of them around here hang out up on the lamp posts next to the parkways. There are a lot of rabbits, pigeons and rodents that hang around the grassy areas along the road.

I need a better zoom if I'm every going to get nice close shots like these. :)

Thank you! I have been trying to get a picture of one for a very long time.

Good to know. He's lovely, and you got wonderful shots of him.

He was just fine. When I walked up he was on the side of a stream with an egret and they both were checking out the area on the edge of the water. After about 5 minutes he flew up to a tree. He was perfectly ok.

Can you tell us more about this spotting? Was the bird injured or stunned, or protecting a kill?

It sure did let you get unusually close! Great opportunity to have a camera handy.