Red-tailed hawks are summer residents of most parts of Canada, but live year-round on Vancouver Island as well as in extreme southern BC, Ontario, and Quebec. Their wings and tails are broad.<\/p>\n
Today, looking up over the road, I saw something too light underneath to be an eagle or vulture, with no white or red head either. It was too light even to be a golden eagle; I also though it was too small to be that. Its light coloring underneath, plus its lazy way of gliding, told me it was something new.<\/p>\n
I reached for the guide, recalling its relatively short, yet broad, tail, its large (yet not overlarge) size, and its light coloring underneath. The guide suggests, pretty strongly, it’s a red-tailed hawk.<\/p>\n
Source:<\/p>\n
Hoar, De Smet et al. Birds of Canada<\/em>. Edmonton: Lone Pine Publishing, 2010.<\/p>\n allaboutbirds.org<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about local birds: the tutor notices, for the first time, a red-tailed hawk. Red-tailed hawks …<\/p>\n