Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
ORDER: Accipitriformes
FAMILY: Accipitridae
Description
The most familiar hawk in Texas, broad-winged and often perched on roadside poles scanning for prey, its brick-red tail glowing when it banks in the sun. Its scream is the classic raptor cry dubbed into countless films.
Location
Hornsby Bend, Travis County, Texas
Habitat
open country, fields, roadsides
Season
year-round resident
Size
~19 in / 48 cm
Diet
rodents, rabbits, reptiles
Conservation Status
Least Concern
While out on a birding trip to Hornsby Bend, this dude came out of nowhere and hovered right above us.
Nikon Z9
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800mm
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f/8
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1/1600
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ISO 140
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