Remember that lovely hawk perched on a pole in that "should be cast in bronze" pose? The same bird, just after taking off- must've seen something tasty in a field. Now, I'm not certain this is a Red-Tailed, as the colouring on the tail isn't very vibrant, But, I've also read that the colour is sometimes absent or faded-looking in youngsters just fledging into their adult plumage. All the other features seem right from the research I did, so I'm gonna say this is a Red-Tailed for now. :)
A wonderful ref for those who might want to do wing-anatomy!
A wonderful ref for those who might want to do wing-anatomy!
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Avian (Other)
Size 1280 x 1055px
File Size 179.7 kB
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