Red-tailed Hawk Taking Off
A juvenile red-tailed hawk takes off from a ponderosa pine, Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado.
Swainson Hawk Fly Over
A Swainson Hawk flies overhead. Swainsons summer and breed on the prairies of North America, but winter in South or Central America.
Young Red-tailed Hawk
A young red-tailed hawk scans for prey at dusk.
Spying its Prey
A young red-tailed hawk spots prey and prepares to take off at dusk.
Young Hawk at Dusk
A young red-tailed hawk stands on its prey at dusk.
The Sentinel
Harris's Hawk on a Saguaro searching for prey. Harris's hawks are known to hunt in packs in the SW USA and Mexico Sonoran desert .
Harris's Hawk on a Saguaro searching for prey. Harris's hawks are known to hunt in packs in the SW USA and Mexico Sonoran desert.
Watching for Prey
Harris's Hawk on Saguaro Cactus
They use the Saguaro cactus as a means to get high enough to search for prey in the Sonoran desert.
Perched
A juvenile red-tailed hawk perches on a fence post, rural El Paso County, Colorado.
The Fledgeling
This shows a juvenile red-tailed hawk not long after fledging and leaving the nest.
Young Hunter
A juvenile red-tailed hawk, just learning to fly and hunt, scans the ground for prey.
Juvenile Red-tailed hawk
Feruginous Hawk Takes Flight
Feruginous Hawks are the largest Buteo (true hawk) in North America. El Paso County, Colorado.
Red-tailed Hawk Taking Flight
A red-tailed hawk takes flight from the top of a ponderosa pine tree, Fountain Creek, Colorado.
