We had a beautiful visitor at CCI

I have been told that this guy has been around the area for awhile now. These magnificent birds are so beautiful.

He was probably a red-tailed hawk, not being a consistent bird watcher I am not 100% sure. But I love the coloring on his face. The wind was really blowing some cold air which made him puff his feathers more. At first when he turned his head to look at me creeping up on him they were so puffed up I thought his head looked like an owl. Then the laid back down and you could tell that he was not.

The branches of the tree he was perched in were so thin that while he was he sitting there they bounced up and down in the wind quite a bit.

To learn more about these magnificent animals visit:

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Red-tailed Hawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Red Tailed Hawk Conservancy

Red-Tailed Hawks, Red-Tailed Hawk Pictures, Red-Tailed Hawk Facts ... National Geographic