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life, seeking a new partner only if its original partner is lost. The female is larger in size than the male, a normal phenomenon in the hawk family- ilyRed-tails
practice “sit-andwait” hunting, usually from a perch. The Red-tail uses its talons and feet for carrying, holding, and killing its prey. The beak, which is fearsome looking, has no part in the killing process.
A hawk’s eyesight is approximately eight times sharper than that of a human’s; it can easily spot small animals from a mile away. The other hawk that sometimes can be confused with the Red-tail, is the Redshouldered hawk.
This forest-loving hawk is smaller, usually found near creeks and ponds, and hunts primarily reptiles and amphibians. It is a yearround resident here in Rappahannock. If you see a hawk sitting on a perch in or near woods, and has an orange “tummy,” it should be a Red
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