The red tailed hawk lives near the Hudson River.
The red-tailed hawk has a rusty, red-colored tail!
Its tail becomes rusty red sometime between its first and second year of life.
The red-tailed hawk grows between 19 and 26 inches tall. It has a wingspan of up to 4.5 feet.
The strong wings of the red-tailed hawk provide the locomotion for soaring high then diving towards the ground at a steep angle only to soar high again.
The red-tailed hawk is a predator. Its diet is made up of small mammals like squirrels, rabbits, and mice. It also eats birds, snakes, and insects.
The red-tailed hawk's eyesight is excellent. Its excellent eyesight is an adaptation that has allowed it to hunt while flying high above the ground or from sitting on top of a high perch.
The habitat of the red-tailed hawk includes the Hudson River. It likes to perch on tall trees and man-made structures. The red-tailed hawk returns to the same nest each year.
The red-tailed hawk's excellent eyesight is an adaptation that allows it to:
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