Red-tailed Hawk with dirty feet.

Taken in Portland, Maine

San Joaquin River Center

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk at North River Sanctuary and Swans on Summer Street in Marshfield, Ma. - Sept 7, 2022

Taken in Portland, Maine

From the archives. 4/22/2021 D500, 500PF

From the archives. 5/1/2021. D500, 500PF

Buteo jamaicensis, Hansen Dam Equestrian Center/Orcas Park, Lake View Terrace, Los Angeles Co., CA

Many birds have a nictitating membrane, a transparent or translucent third eyelid that closes sideways across the eye rather than up and down like conventional eyelids. This thin membrane is used for protecting and lubricating the eye. When this Red-tailed Hawk cleaned its lower beak with its talons, the nictitating membrane closed. I imagine if I had death blades like that, I’d want some protection from accidentally poking myself in the eye too!

It does make for a rather creepy look though.

Keen observers may be able to detect some red around the base of the toes. Viewing the full resolution photograph at 100%, I can see this on both feet. I suspect this is blood from whoever was the hawk’s unfortunate breakfast.

Red-tailed hawk, Kiwanis Lake, York, Pennsylvania

I love the markings on this hawk's chest.

I'd been frustrated for not seeing a red tail on a RTH for a long time until this shot.

Red-tailed Hawk at North River Sanctuary and Swans on Summer Street in Marshfield, Ma. - Sept 7, 2022

Another "what are you doing here" encounter with this Red-tail with the inevitable "lift off" shot ensuing!

Just before he began flying. This one was one of four babies in the nest this year

taken in Aransas County, Texas

A quick glimpse a Red-tailed Hawk which fled when a truck driver sounded his horn. Some people are idiots.

Red-tailed Hawk at North River Sanctuary and Swans on Summer Street in Marshfield, Ma. - Sept 7, 2022

Weissenfels Ridge, Asotin County, Washington, USA

I have been so fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time to have seen some wonderful glimpses of wildlife.

I was taking out the trash when I heard then spotted this Red Tail perched on the side of the Tree of Damocles, hunting something below in the ravine. By the time I grabbed the camera I got only this one blurry shot before he dove after dinner.

This Red-Tailed Hawk, called Sibley, was found wounded with a swollen eye in downtown Toronto after being attacked by a swarm of peregrine falcons. As a result of the attack, she was left blind in the right eye and WILD Ontario is now looking after her since she cannot survive in the wild. Red-Tailed Hawks are common throughout southern Ontario and can often be seen sitting on farm fences and telephone poles searching for small mammals on which they feed.

Red-tailed Hawk and a round-tailed ground squirrel in Tucson

Red tailed hawk

#2 in a tree 1-200 yards east of the nest.

Female Red-tailed hawk -

Buteo jamaicensis -