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I have photographed this bird several times before. Last year, he was unable to close his beak with that elongated deformed top beak of his, but I noticed in these photos that he now can keep his mouth closed. It leaves me wondering how he managed to heal himself.
Seen one circling near the house twice in the past weeks and finally got lucky when it passed right overhead.
Out and about in the hood yesterday and spotted this hawk. I knew he would spook and fly pretty quickly...I also knew I wouldn't get the lift off shot sitting in my car...I also knew he would spook as soon as I got out of the car. What to do? I tried to secretly get out of the car to try capture the lift off, but just as I suspected, he spooked before I could raise my camera. Drats!
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.
This nest has been used, and added to, for several years.
Weissenfels Ridge Road, Asotin County, Washington, USA
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.