Red-tailed hawks rest and nest in wooded areas and feed in meadows and prairies. Red-tailed hawks can be seen perching on trees and fence posts and are identified by the reddish color of their tail feathers.
photo from Wildlife Lands, The Newsletter of the Humane Society of the United States Wildlife Land Trust.


A young red-tailed hawk on Wolf Road Prairie's buffer site, Hickory Lane, where this hawk lives. Buffer lands protect high quality natural areas and extend wildlife habitat for species under pressure from development sprawl.
photo by Tim Burke