Red-tailed Hawk in NYC
There is a lot of nature here in the big city, and there was this spectacular sighting of a Red tailed Hawk. See these pictures (click for higher resolution display in lightbox).
Pictures taken with a smartphone (no fancy lens). This amazing hawk was just a few yards from me.
Learn more about Red-tailed Hawks
- Common name: Red-tailed Hawk (different regions or people may call it by a different common name)
- Scientific name: Buteo jamaicensis (this name is unique and precise to this species, thank you scientists and taxonomists)
- All About Birds, https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/overview
- Audubon field guide, https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-tailed-hawk
- Audubon, https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america/red-tailed-hawk
- Audubon on NYC, https://www.audubon.org/news/fearless-and-well-fed-new-york-citys-red-tailed-hawks-are-flourishing
- Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-tailed_hawk
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This nature break was great, now take me to something...
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Originally posted 2/11/2025. Updated 2/11/2025.