This hawk looks a lot like a common red-tailed hawk (chicken hawk) but it is not. It is a red-shouldered hawk. The red-shouldered hawk is slightly smaller and tends to stay in or close to bottomland ...
Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it's almost always obvious when you've seen a hawk. But which hawk? Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the ...
A New York State Department of Conservation Region 8 colleague regularly captured the most wonderful nature photographs. This time we are sharing a photo Russel captured of the Red-tailed hawk. Elena, ...