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Two Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks on the nest along Highway 22 west of Mabton, WA. May 7, 2005. Viewed: 3036 times.
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| One of the parents was circling overhead, so we minimized our stay near the nest. May 7, 2005. Viewed: 3066 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk intermediate (rufous) morph near the South Port Orchard Airport, Kitsap County, WA. July 8, 2006. Viewed: 2913 times.
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| Dark intermediate juvenile Western Red-tailed Hawk south of the Yakima, WA, airport. Feb. 12, 2007. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2707 times.
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| Another shot of the dark intermediate juvenile Western Red-tailed Hawk south of the Yakima, WA, airport. Feb. 10, 2007. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2738 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk on the power pole in my backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. March 13, 2007. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2728 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk with one of its babies in the nest in a cottonwood tree in the pasture to the south of our house southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. May 20, 1007. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2807 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk enjoying its meal. Oct. 25, 2007. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2705 times.
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| Immature rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk along Bell Road southeast of Yakima, WA. Dec. 9, 2007. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2713 times.
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Red-tailed Hawk, juvenile Western intermediate (rufous) morph, on the west side of the Yakima, WA, airport. Sept. 30, 2008. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2587 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk, juvenile "Western" light intermediate (rufous) morph, along the south end of Lateral C west of the Toppenish NWR, Yakima County, WA. Oct. 4, 2008. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2685 times.
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| Rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk at the west end of the Yakima, WA, airport property along S. 48th Ave., Yakima, WA. March 5, 2010. Viewed: 2412 times.
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| Rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk along SR 24 east of Moxee, WA. April 18, 2010. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2532 times.
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| Immature intermediate morph Red-tailed Hawk at the west end of the Yakima, WA, airport property. Sept. 3, 2010. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2386 times.
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| Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, possibly a Harlan's Hawk, at the west end of the Yakima, WA, airport property. Oct. 31, 2010. Viewed: 2341 times.
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| Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk along Spring Creek Road south of the Yakima, WA, airport. Oct. 31, 2010. Viewed: 2427 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk soaring over Randall Park in Yakima, WA. Feb. 4, 2011. Viewed: 2437 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk along N. Wenas Road, Yakima, County, WA. Sept. 11, 2011. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2471 times.
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Immature Red-tailed Hawk along Island Road southwest of Harrah, WA. Oct. 8, 2011. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2359 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk at the west end of the Yakima, WA airport. Sept.16, 2012. Viewed: 2137 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk eating a rodent on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. Nov. 23, 2012. Viewed: 2266 times.
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| Dark-phase adult Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk north of the Yakima, WA airport. Jan. 7, 2013. Viewed: 2232 times.
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| Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk at the east end of the Yakima, WA, airport. Feb. 11, 2013. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2271 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk intermediate (rufous) morph along Cowiche Mill Road south of Cowiche, WA. Feb. 10, 2013. Viewed: 2157 times.
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| Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk light intermediate (light rufous) morph, over Old Goldendale Road on the Toppenish NWR southwest of Toppenish, WA. Feb. 14, 2013. Viewed: 2302 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. It had just finished eating a large rodent, hopefully one of the gophers that has been in our yard. Sept. 30, 2013. Viewed: 2332 times.
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| Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on the north side of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 5, 2013. Viewed: 2119 times.
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Adult dark morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk along SR 97 on the Toppenish NWR southwest of Toppenish, WA. Jan. 25, 2014. Digiscoped. Viewed: 2228 times.
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| Adult Red-tailed Hawk near the Poppoff Trail in Union Gap, WA. Feb. 24, 2015. Viewed: 2098 times.
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| Immature rufous-morph Western Red-tailed Hawk over Old Goldendale Road southwest of Toppenish, WA. April 19, 2015. Viewed: 2056 times.
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| Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in the Selah Creek Natural Area off Hwy 831 north of Yakima, WA. May 30, 2015. Viewed: 2024 times.
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| Immature rufous-morph Red-tailed Hawk at the west end of the Yakima, WA, airport. Aug. 9, 2015. Viewed: 2189 times.
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| Pale light-morph adult Western Red-tailed Hawk along the Poppoff Trail, Union Gap, WA. Jan. 1, 2016. Viewed: 1981 times.
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| Another immature Western Red-tailed Hawk with a white throat at the west end of the Yakima, WA, airport. Dec. 3, 2015. Viewed: 1985 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 4, 2015. Viewed: 1960 times.
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| Interesting Red-tailed Hawk found at the west end of the Yakima, WA, airport. One raptor expert thinks it might be an Eastern RTHA, (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) or one from the population in the NE U.S. and eastern and central Canada that is a proposed new subspecies (B. j. abieticola). Jan. 6, 2016. Viewed: 1951 times.
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Intermediate rufous-morph Red-tailed Hawk soaring above the Jewett Pathway at the south end of the Yakima Greenway, Union Gap, WA. Jan. 30, 2016. Viewed: 1859 times.
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| Light rufous morph Red-tailed Hawk along Lateral A south of Union Gap, WA. Dec. 3, 2016. Viewed: 1830 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport eating what appeared to be a gopher. Nov. 7, 2017. Viewed: 1773 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk at North Beach Campground, Pismo Beach, CA. March 1, 2018. Viewed: 1585 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk at Pismo Beach, CA. March 1, 2018. Viewed: 954 times.
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| Intermediate rufous-morph Red-tailed Hawk soaring above BBQ Flats in the Wenas area northwest of Selah, WA. May 18, 2019. Viewed: 1501 times.
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| Juvenile Western Red-tailed Hawk sitting in the shade of the power pole in the backyard of our house southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. September 5, 2021. Viewed: 1015 times.
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| Dark intermediate morph Red-tailed Hawk soaring above Fullbright Park in Union Gap, WA. October 1, 2021. Viewed: 988 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk at Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Arizona. December 13, 2021. Viewed: 996 times.
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Juvenile Western Red-tailed Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. This hawk is possibly a light morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk. Sept. 20, 2010. Viewed: 2410 times.
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| Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk soaring southeast of Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona. February 24, 2022. Viewed: 957 times.
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| Light morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk in the Kittitas Valley northeast of Ellensburg, WA. March 15, 2014. Viewed: 2190 times.
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| Another shot of the Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk showing the underside of the tail and a better view of the white throat. March 15, 2014. Viewed: 2280 times.
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| Immature intermediate-morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk along the Jewett Pathway, Union Gap, WA. Jan. 1, 2015. Digiscoped. Viewed: 1891 times.
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| Juvenile light morph Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk near (but not near enough to) S. Harrah Road south of Harrah, WA. March 13, 2016. Viewed: 2007 times.
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| Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk at the Oro Valley Country Club in Oro Valley, AZ. Jan. 9, 2017. Viewed: 1615 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the Tumacacori Mission NHP near Tubac, AZ. Jan. 17, 2018. Viewed: 1622 times.
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| Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the de Anza Trail south of Tubac, AZ. Jan. 31, 2018. Viewed: 1717 times.
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Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk at Catalina State Park near Oro Valley, AZ. Jan. 12, 2017. Viewed: 1911 times.
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| Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk at Catalina State Park near Oro Valley, AZ. Jan. 12, 2017. Viewed: 1799 times.
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| Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk perched on a power pole in west Tucson, Arizona. January 11, 2022. Viewed: 954 times.
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| Rufous morph (?) Red-tailed Hawk taking off west of Marana, Arizona. February 11, 2022. Viewed: 941 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk soaring above the Moxee Experimental Station east of Moxee, WA. May 14, 2022. Viewed: 930 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk soaring near the Paton Center for Hummingbirds in Patagonia, Arizona. December 11, 2022. Viewed: 768 times.
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| Intermediate morph Red-tailed Hawk northwest of Marana, Arizona. January 22, 2023. Viewed: 782 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the Moxee Experimental Station along SR 24 east of Moxee, WA. May 12, 2023. Viewed: 717 times.
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| Eastern Red-tailed Hawk in a tree in front of the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC. It had just flown across Independence Ave. from the United States Botanic Garden. May 4, 2018. Viewed: 1588 times.
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Eastern Red-tailed Hawk along the Lake Creek Trail in Austin, Texas. January 30, 2023. Viewed: 777 times.
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| Eastern Red-tailed Hawk on the Avery Ranch Golf Course, Cedar Park, Texas. January 29, 2023. Viewed: 772 times.
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| Dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk soaring along the Poppoff Trail in Union Gap, WA. September 9, 2023. Viewed: 697 times.
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| Dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk soaring above my yard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. October 5, 2023. Viewed: 720 times.
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| Red-tailed Hawk along Greene Reservoir Road in the Santa Cruz Flats, Pinal County, Arizona. January 4, 2023. Viewed: 621 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk at Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona. January 6, 2024. Viewed: 652 times.
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| Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk soaring over Sunland Gin Road, Pinal County, Arizona. March 10, 2024. Viewed: 624 times.
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| Krider's Red-tailed Hawk along ND-2, Griggs County, North Dakota. May 26, 2024. Viewed: 567 times.
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| Krider's Red-tailed Hawk soaring near Robinson, North Dakota. May 21, 2024. Viewed: 512 times.
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Red-tailed Hawk soaring over Marion Drain Road southwest of Topppenish, Washington. Look at its enlarged upper mandible. November 1, 2024. Viewed: 542 times.
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| Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk at Balmorhea Lake, Reeves County, Texas. November 23, 2024. Viewed: 515 times.
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| Dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk along Sunland Gin Road, Pimal County, Arizona. December 21, 2024. Viewed: 462 times.
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| Dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk in flight along Sunland Gin Road, Pimal County, Arizona. December 21, 2024. Viewed: 471 times.
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| Krider's Red-tailed Hawk near Robinson, North Dakota. May 21, 2024. Viewed: 551 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the Anatolia Vernal Pool Preserve on the east side of Sacramento, California. August 28, 2025. Viewed: 285 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk soaring over Anatolia Vernal Pool Preserve east of Sacramento, California. August 28, 2025. Viewed: 963 times.
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| Immature Fuertes Red-tailed Hawk soaring above South Llano River State Park in Kimbel County, Texas. March 14, 2026. Viewed: 273 times.
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the Grandview Wastewater Treatment Plant south of Grandview, Washington. May 14, 2026. Viewed: 175 times.
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