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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:11 PM Post #8922920
| Saw 2 hawks yesterday that caught my attention -- one because it was so dark and one because it was so white. I'm pretty sure that they are both red-tailed hawks even though one of them has a white tail. Both have prominent belly bands.
I'll start with the dark one.
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:13 PM Post #8922923
| I was waiting for this truck to pass to take a pic and when it passed it blasted its horn at me. The horn scared the bird and it got temporarily caught in the wire. Freed itself eventually and flew off. I think it was OK. 
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:14 PM Post #8922925
| Last one of the dark red-tailed hawk before it figured out how to get free. 
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:15 PM Post #8922928
| Here is the light colored one that had a white tail (top and bottom). 
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:16 PM Post #8922932
| Pic 2 
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:16 PM Post #8922934
| Flying 
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 1:17 PM Post #8922935
| The white tail - looks black tipped here. 
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 5:03 PM Post #8923203
| Yep, I'd agree both Red-tails. They're very variable!
Resin
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Elphaba
Houston, TX (Zone 9a)
December 9, 2011 10:43 PM Post #8923473
| Clearly! Thank you. |
