Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it's almost always obvious when you've seen a ...

Here’s how to identify a red-tailed hawk. If you’re unsure if you’re looking at a falcon, look for the LACK of fringed feathers at the edge of the wings on the hawk identification chart.

Joining a flock of birders all looking for the elusive ferruginous hawk seen around the New Year's on Morris Island in ...

He was looking at “a near fully leucistic red-tailed hawk.” Animals with leucism have reduced levels of melanin that often ...

Broad-winged hawk adult has rufous on breast, but no barring on primaries, only 1 or 2 tail bands, in flight shows more pointed wings. Juveniles are similar, but red-shouldered shows 3 bands on ...

Patience and persistence paid off recently for both a beautiful red-tailed hawk and photographer Bret Cool: Cool got a ...

In early November, the raptor was injured in the park On the afternoon of Dec. 12, a red-tailed hawk was released in Mesa Verde National Park, about a month after it was injured there. In early ...

Red-tailed hawks are known for their brick-colored ... Breeding season initiates a spectacular sequence of aerial acrobatics. Hawk pairs fly in large circles and gain great height before the ...