Red-tailed Hawk

Here's some pics of a Red-tailed Hawk in the top of a tree located just beyond my property.

I would have loved to be closer but I was afraid of scaring him away.

I love these raptors.

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The End :-)

Very cool, pelle! By the time I get my camera when I see one, he is long gone! GM

pelletory, congrats. on the pic. i, too, love the raptors. lee

Me GM...mine just zip thru, grab a bite and are gone!! lol

Thanks guys. They don't do it that much for me either, especially since the 3 huge Cotton trees were taken down.

Great pics Pelle.....was he keeping an eye on your birdfeeders?

No I don't think so. :-)

might someone tell me how to i.d. a redtail from a harris' when i only get a fleeting glace? they are often seen near the mourning doves. i seldomly get a chance to get the binoculars(as poor quality as they are) before they have caught a dove and are gone. lee

Great photos of the Red-tailed Hawk ...........

Fabulous!!!

Those are great photos. We've been seeing one fly by our house every day, but it doesn't sit in the trees because of our resident Crows chasing them off. Just as well because I don't want a hawk attacking my smaller birds.

The Red-tailed usually go after squirrels here and the Coopers and Sharp-shinned Hawks go after the feeder birds.

Thanks for the nice comments.

resin, thanks but i often see a hawk with it's back towards me. it is a blue/gray color and stalks the doves that gather beneath the feeders. lee

Blue-grey on the back, and hunting doves, sounds very like Cooper's Hawk to me. Sharp-shinned also fits on colours, but tends to go for smaller prey - it'd be a brave Sharp-shin to tackle a dove.

Resin

yes, i tend to agree with cooper's. just couldn't think. thank you, lee