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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Description:

Size & Shape Red-tailed Hawks are large hawks with typical Buteo proportions: very broad, rounded wings and a short, wide tail. Large females seen from a distance might fool you into thinking you’re seeing an eagle. (Until an actual eagle comes along.) Color Pattern 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

Habitat:

The Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of open country. Look for it along fields and perched on telephones poles, fenceposts, or trees standing alone or along edges of fields.

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3 Comments

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 11 years ago

Oh Wow! Poor soggy thing! Great shot!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

That's hilarious! Makes a goofy juvenile look even more goofy! ;-)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Cool!

KimChampagne
Spotted by
KimChampagne

Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Dec 28, 2012
Submitted on Dec 28, 2012

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