Red-tailed hawk with Prey in Lincoln

Sighting Date: 
July 19, 2012
This Red-tailed Hawk is coming of age. It still has the light irises of a a juvenile. Photo by Ron McAdow.Part of its red tail has grown in! The outer feathers retain the barred feathers of youngsters. Photo by Ron McAdow.It has killed, and disemboweled, a rabbit. These photos are from Lincoln, near Farrar Pond. Photo by Ron McAdow.
Ron McAdow photographed this red-tailed hawk which had preyed on a rabbit in Lincoln.  See the photo captions for details about the bird.