He was down on the ground, acting like he was dying. He's starting to perk up now. He was down on the ground, acting like he was dying. He's starting to perk up now.Oops, sorry guys, my nephew found the bird. He just came in and corrected me.
Wow - I'll be darned, that's remarkable.
What happened to him, you think? Did he hit something? Do you have a wildlife rehab place nearby if he survives and can't fly?
Wow that's amazing. I'd let him sit in the dog kennel for now. Be careful with those birds. My trainer had a hawk for quite some time, as she does falconry regularly, and they will not hesitate to tear your face up.
Those are really neat looking birds.
I had a Sharp-shinned hawk hit my patio door a week or so ago. He hit it hard and it killed him. They're not nearly as big as the red tailed hawks, but it was still a neat looking bird. I was sorry he killed himself.
Good luck with him. We found a baby redtailed hawk one time in the parking lot of our church. I was there working on the garden and it was jumping around on the ground. We caught it and made some calls, but the zoo nor any vets would take him. They all said turn it loose, it will make it or it won't. I guess they're too common to worry about:(
Becky
Oh wow! We have lots of red tail hawks here.
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That is a gorgeous bird Tuffy!