This darkly colored juvenile Red-tailed Hawk can be reliably observed on this tree almost every evening between 6:00 pm and sunset. I stopped by at dusk the day after rain had passed through the area. The lingering clouds combined with the sunset to create some dramatic backdrops.
While I was photographing, the hawk flew from one tree to another and then back again.
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County | – | Denton |
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City | – | Carrollton | |
Date | – | Apr 4, 2012 | |
Time of Day | – | Dusk | |
Temperature | – | Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) | |
Weather | – | Partly Cloudy | |
Habitat | – | Recreation-Park | |
Type of Behavior | – | Surveying | |
Gender | – | Uncertain | |
Maturity | – | Juvenile | |
Observer | – | Chris Jackson |