Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis)

Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) * Family: Accipitridae, * Genus: Buteo, * Species: B. jamaicensis, * Class: Aves, * Type: Bird, * Diet: Carnivore, * Average life span in the wild: 21 years, * Size: Body, 18 to 26 in (45 to 65 cm); wingspan, 3.8 to 4.3 (1.1 to 1.3 m), * Weight: 24.3 to 51.5 oz (690 to 1460 g), ** Did you know? The red-tailed hawk is displaying an aggressive posture when it holds its body and head upright while its feathers are standing erect. More info: en.wikipedia.org or www.allaboutbirds.org or animals.nationalgeographic.com

After more than a week of ever increasing hooding durations I stick the hood on our female red-tailed hawk and strike the braces for the first time. She was hooded for 13 minutes total. She's still a little hood shy and wobbly with it on.
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