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Nature Walk: Red-tailed Hawk

Posted on August 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM by Kerri Sorrell

Juvenile red-tailed hawks lack the wariness of mature adult birds.  They are more tolerant of humans and less wary of potential danger.  They lack many of the skills needed to survive and their first year will be the most difficult.

Juvenile red-tailed hawks lack the wariness of mature adult birds. They are more tolerant of humans and less wary of potential danger. They lack many of the skills needed to survive and their first year will be the most difficult.

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