The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the most widely distributed hawks in the Americas. It breeds from central Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories east to southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and south to Florida, the West Indies, and Central America. The Red-tailed Hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, forests, agricultural fields and urban areas. They eat small mammals, including rodents and rabbits. They also eat birds, reptiles, fish and insects.
Houdini is one of our newest members, he joined us on the 22nd of November 2020 all the way from South Cave Falconry Centre as, sadly, they had been forced to close due to land owners selling the land.
This means that all the birds needed new homes and we just could not resist this beautiful boy to come and be a part of the apple cast family.
Did you know?
◇ Red-tailed Hawk will steal prey from other raptors
◇ The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the most widely distributed hawks in the Americas.
