Over recent months, I have shown this year’s young of many species from Tree Swallows to White-tailed Deer. Here are the young of two hawks: Osprey and Red-tailed Hawk.
A juvenile Osprey is still in the nest, but it is learning to fly by facing into the wind and flapping its wings.
This juvenile Red-tailed Hawk still seems to be trying to make sense of its new world.
It lifts off. Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks do not show a reddish tail for their first year.
Incredible to see such detail. I love hawks, grew up around them in London Ont. Beautiful photos, thanks Alistair.
Great photos and I love that you share some facts many of us don’t know about your subjects. Thanks!
Your image of that junior redtail in flight left me speechless for quite some time. It’s beautiful beyond words.