Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)



Tule Lake, Calif....( a furry animal in its talons )

We have lots of these birds in our area.


Photo courtesy of my brother David. Sunol, Calif.

Red-tailed Hawk, Land Between the Lakes Nature Center, west KY, USA

Red-tailed Hawk, Land Between the Lakes Nature Center, west KY, USA

Photo courtesy of my brother David.

Photo courtesy of my brother David.

This adult Red-tailed Hawk was circling our neighborhood in Lincoln, Nebraska on January 18th, 2009. The photo was taken from our window when the Hawk was about 100 yds north of our house.



Red-tailed Hawk flying low.


Flagstaff Arboretum, Flagstaff Arizona, 2005, Juvenile

Flagstaff Arboretum, Flagstaff Arizona, 2005, Juvenile

Flagstaff Arboretum, Flagstaff Arizona, 2005, Juvenile




this may be a sharp chinned hawk wrong photo

Immature



A Red-Tailed Hawk in the Land Between The Lakes area of West Kentucky

Another view of the LBL Red-Tailed Hawk

southern California, Los Angeles



Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Fiesta Island, San Diego, CA. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Fiesta Island, San Diego, CA. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Fiesta Island, San Diego, CA. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Attacking an Elanus axillaris. University of Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Attacking an Elanus axillaris. University of Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Attacking an Elanus axillaris. University of Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

University of Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Attacking an Elanus axillaris. University of Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

A baby. San Diego's Western Hill's Park. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Catching a squirrel dinner in Boston. Copyright Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

San Jacinto Wildlife Area. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Tijuana River Estuary, San Diego, California. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Santa Cruz, California. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Santa Cruz. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

Border Field State Park, San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Border Field State Park, San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Border Field State Park, San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Border Field State Park, San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.

Border Field State Park, San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
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About
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Buteo |
Species: | jamaicensis |