'The Great Redtail'

The red-tailed hawk is among the most widely-known birds. It is a reminder of wildness found in familiar contexts, where it's easy to forget what Robinson Jeffers called "the wild God of the world."

Chances are, you’ve seen a red-tailed hawk.

Perched along the highway, or in the local park—when most people think “hawk,” the redtail is what they think of. Burly, with broad wings and its burnt-red tail, the hawk is unsubtle and highly adaptable: wherever it finds itself, it survives. Its range is expansive and varied.