Red-tailed Hawk
by Dan Miller
Title
Red-tailed Hawk
Artist
Dan Miller
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
It's a jungle out there. Wild animals are finding it increasingly difficult to survive in an environment so drastically altered by human intervention. Despite the transformations, there is a versatile raptor that's making life in the wilderness look easy. The red-tailed hawk has benefited from forest thinning, fire suppression and construction of the interstate highway system.
The red-tailed hawk has adapted to a new landscape dominated by sparse woodlands and open fields. Their numbers have increased because we've created prime hunting areas that provide ideal nest sites and elevated perches. First identified in Jamaica, the diverse red-tail is currently widespread as its range extends from Alaska and Canada south all the way to Panama.
Working during the day, the broad-winged buteo soars above meadows surveying its territory for mice and possible intruders. It has a nocturnal neighbor that handles the nightshift. The red-tailed hawk frequently shares its land with the Great Horned Owl. Together, they form one of nature's most efficient, rodent exterminators.
At home, the red-tail is a devoted spouse and parent. After a dramatic, aerial courtship, the pair stays together for life. It's a relationship based on trust and teamwork. Both the male and female take part in nest building, incubation and raising the young. Sometimes they even hunt together. One bird will strategically flush prey into the razor sharp talons of the other. It's a match made in heaven, 'til death do they part.
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March 31st, 2020
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