wildcritters Nature Photography

CRITTER PHOTO #704 

Birds, Hawk

Red-tailed (week 06-07)

     

Red-tailed Hawk

[Buteo jamaicensis]

5/26/2018

Westchester County NY

Nestling flaps wings to begin a jump from nest to branch, a behavior known as 'branching' that helps prepare the young bird for its first attempt at flight.

Photo# 704

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