Red-tailed Hawk adult
This Red-tailed is regurgitating a pellet.

Pellets are made up of indigestible materials including fur, feathers, and bones regugitated by hawks, owls and other predatory birds.

The species

Classification

Order : Accipitriformes
Family : Accipitridae
Species : Red-tailed Hawk


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The photo

O.Net reference : bomo15085
Author :
Nature Photography
Plumage : adult

Photo details

Date : 2005 Dec.

Exif data [+][-]

Model : Canon EOS 20D
Speed : 1/2000 s
Aperture : 7.1
Focal length : 420 mm
Iso : 400
Flash : no