Red-tailed Hawk By: Travis Brinze

What does my animal look like? Light and dark brown feathers Legs and feet are yellow Tail is red Wingspan is 43-57 inches The length is 18-26 inches The male is 1.5 to 2.9 pounds The female is 2 to 4.4 pounds

What does my animal eat? The Red-tailed Hawk is a carnivore that eats: Mice, squirrels, chipmunks, rats, rabbits, opossums, muskrats, cats, skunks, and bats Also, it eats snakes, turtles, frogs, lizards, and other small mammals

Where does it live? The Red-tailed Hawk lives in fields, prairies, marshes, deserts, grassy meadows, nest close to streams. Their nest is made out of sticks and twigs. Pine needles and green plants.

What adaptations does it have to help it survive? Body Structure/Adaptation How It helps the Animal Survive Eyes Excellent eyesight to hunt for food. Beak Peck at their pray to kill and to eat them Wings It helps them fly away from their predators Tail It helps them control where they are flying to

Here are some amazing facts: The Red tail Hawk are raptors. They are birds that can eat other animals They can swollow their prey whole

Work Cited Website Resources Title: Red-tailed Hawk URL: http: en. wikipedia. Org/wiki/Red-tailed_Hawk Date Accessed: 26. Sept. 2011 Title: Red –tailed Hawk URL: http://www.fcps.edu / islandcreekes/ecology/red-tailed_hawk.htm Date Accessed: 27. Sept .2011 URL: http://www.fcps.edu/ islandcreeks/ecology/red-tailed_hawk.htm Date Accessed: 26. Sept .2011 Title: Title: Red-tailed Hawk Date Accessed: 3. Oct. 2011 URL: http://www.smm.org/warner natare center/animals/hawk Date Accessed: 3 . Oct. 2011 Book Author: Sharon Sharth Title : Hawks Publisher The Child’s World Copyright 2007