All About Red-Tailed Hawks By Clayton Hurley

Brief Description The Red Tailed Hawks are white and brown and gray and gold Their wing span is 4 feet long

Where does it live They live all over the United States and Canada They are in the sky and the forests

Basic Needs Food – mice, snakes, small birds, squirrels, rats, fish. Water Shelter – can live in lots of places, desert, North America. Family – Very important, help babies learn to fly

Adaptation The Red Tailed Hawk can live anywhere They adjust to the city or the dessert or the woods Hawks change their diet They can eat mice, squirrels, pigeons and even rattlesnakes

Adaptation The Red Tailed Hawks are patient Hawks can sit and wait for their prey When they see their prey, they swoop down and grab it with their talons

Adaptation Hawks are generalists Generalists can live in many places They can build nests and raise their young in trees, cliffs, or windmills As a result they live longer than other birds