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I think this time the "golden hour" worked against me - my hawk looks too - well, golden! I tried fooling with it, but gave up. I still wanted to post it - it's the first time I've managed to capture a hawk.
Buteo jamaicensis: Found in Alaska and Canada south to Panama. Found in open country, woodlands, prairie groves, mountains, plains, farmlands, and roadsides.
Interesting facts:
•The raspy cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is typically used in movies to represent any eagle or hawk anywhere in the world.
•Males and females perform a courtship ritual in which they dive and roll in the sky. They will even lock talons and fall together a distance before splitting apart.
•They can spot a mouse from a height of 100 feet.
•A group of hawks has many collective nouns, including a "boil", "knot", "spiraling", "stream", and "tower" of hawks.
Mom called out and he flew in to watch the nest.
Red-tailed Hawks along Conodoguinet Creek in
Cumberland County PA.
Red-tailed Hawk: I call him Mr. Hook, due to an elongated bill that looks like a hook. I first photographed this bird in November 2013 on 34B Street in Delta, BC. At that time, he could not close his mouth because the top bill crossed over the lower jaw. Two days ago I saw him again (I've spotted him many times over the past year) and took more photos. I noticed he is now able to close his mouth and I also noticed he is banded, which he wasn't before. I am wondering if this bird is an O.W.L. bird recently banded and released in the same area.
I sent this message to O.W.L. and this is their response:
O.W.L. Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society: Earlier this year we tried to assist a hawk with a worse beak then this, however we were unable to catch him (on 34b)
We haven't had one with a long beak in the past half a year from this area but it's always possible it was once in our care!
They asked me to try get the band information, but I cannot see anything on the band except what looks like an impression of an Owl like bird. It would be really cool to find out if there are other organizations banding birds in this area and get the history of this raptor.
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
This looks like some strange creature out of the water… I didn’t know hawks did that….? Lamprey/eel? I wish the shot was better and I only just spotted it before it was blocked by some trees
Walden Ponds, Boulder
We have seen a Western Kingbird ride a Red-Tailed Hawk, a Cassin's Kingbird try to ride a Swainson's Hawk, Tropical Kingbirds try to ride a Swallow-tailed Kite (good luck with that!), and today we saw Eastern Kingbirds and Red-winged Blackbirds repeatedly mob and successfully ride a young Red-tailed Hawk. I was excited to capture this action, even if it is not a beauty shot. This behavior just amazes me. The kingbird has grabbed the hawk's head feathers with it's bill!
While watching the Olive-sided Flycatcher this Red-tailed hawk flew in. The American Crow family went a bit mad and chased him off. They are both nesting nearby and I believe are quite the mortal enemies.
Occasionally a hawk will show up in the back yard hoping to have one of the song birds that visit my feeders for Lunch. As far as I can tell they are mostly unsuccessful in this effort.