Red Tailed Hawk
"Buteo jamaicensis"
The Red Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey from America.
It is a large bird being 45 to 65cm in length
With a wingspan of 110 to 140cm
It weighs in at between 690 to 1,600g
Red Tailed Hawk
This bulky broad winged bird is ideally equipped to soar effortlessly in search of mammals birds and reptiles. They will often watch from a high perch before swooping down to grab its prey in its talons.
Voles, rets, rabbits, squirrels, birds, snakes and carrion.
Red Tailed Hawk
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