redtails
Common American hawks
Redtails is an informal name for red-tailed hawks, the most common hawk species in North America, easily identified by their distinctive rusty-red tail feathers.
The term also refers to the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering African American military pilots of World War II, whose P-51 Mustang fighter planes were painted with red tails as squadron identification.
We spotted several redtails circling over the field.
Rising effortlessly upward
- huntingPursuing wild game
- raptorHunting bird with talons
- talonsHooked bird claws
- preyAnimal being hunted
swooping · perching · rodents · thermals · wingspan · keen-eyed · circling · screech
Pursuing wild game
ambush · rodents · rabbits · snakes · squirrels · voles · carnivore · raptor
Instance of perceiving something
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- birderOne who spots species
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
soaring · silhouette · kettle · common · widespread · beginner · migration · count
Forested land area
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- desertTo leave behind completely
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
roadside · perching · nest · territory · range · ecosystem · adaptation · ubiquitous
Bird's lightweight covering
- rufousReddish-brown, as plumage
- bandedHaving encircling marks
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- colorationSurface hue arrangement
markings · juvenile · adult · belly-band · barred · streaked · morph · identification
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
prey · swooping · perching · rodents · thermals · wingspan · keen-eyed · circling · screech · territorial
hunting
Pursuing wild game
swooping · ambush · rodents · rabbits · snakes · squirrels · voles · carnivore · raptor · keen-eyed
sighting
Instance of perceiving something
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- birderOne who spots species
spotting · soaring · silhouette · kettle · common · widespread · beginner · migration · count
woodland
Forested land area
farmland · roadside · perching · nest · territory · range · ecosystem · adaptation · ubiquitous · resident
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
coloration · markings · juvenile · adult · belly-band · barred · streaked · morph · identification · distinctive