{"id":49566,"date":"2017-11-25T07:03:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=49566"},"modified":"2026-01-19T08:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:54:24","slug":"wondering-how-the-lone-surviving-red-tailed-hawk-juvenile-is-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/11\/25\/wondering-how-the-lone-surviving-red-tailed-hawk-juvenile-is-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Wondering How the Lone Surviving Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile Is Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuvenileJuvenile Red-tailed Hawk calling to beg for food – Nikon D500, f8, 1\/800, ISO 320, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

This is going to be a quick post, I rebooted my server to update a kernel and I had trouble getting it back on line.<\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking a lot about the lone surviving Red-tailed Hawk from the nest that blew down because of strong winds earlier in June<\/span><\/a>. As my regular viewers will recall one of the chicks was the victim of a vehicle strike and I found it deceased along side of the road and the other had a damaged wing and had to be euthanized because it was impossible for it to survive the damage the vehicle caused.<\/p>\n

At the end of July I photographed the lone surviving juvenile Red-tailed Hawk from that nest and I haven’t seen a juvenile\/immature Red-tailed Hawk at that location since then. I know that after a bit young Red-tailed Hawks move around as they learn to hunt for themselves so not seeing it isn’t cause to be alarmed or concerned.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t know this young Red-tailed Hawk if I saw it today because it would look very different now than it did back in July when I photographed it from the side of the road as it called and begged for food from the adults from a railing on a corral.<\/p>\n

The first year is the hardest on young Red-tailed Hawks and other raptor species as they learn to hunt to survive and because migration can be so strenuous on them. The mortality rate for young Red-tailed Hawks is about 80% in their first year. After losing its siblings because of the nest being destroyed by the 80 mph winds, being prematurely ejected from the safe haven of their nest and the subsequent vehicle strikes I sure hope this young hawk is part of the 20% that survive and live for many years.<\/p>\n

This young Red-tailed Hawk probably doesn’t migrate since we have year round resident Red-tailed Hawks<\/span><\/a> but I know this upcoming winter (if we have a real winter this year) will be hard on it when the temps drop down and there is heavy snow on the ground which makes it harder for the hawks to find and dispatch prey.<\/p>\n

I’m so honored by what I see and learn when I am out in the field with birds even when some of it can be quite sad.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to see more of my Red-tailed Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been thinking a lot about the lone surviving Red-tailed Hawk from the nest that blew down because of strong winds earlier in June. 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