Immature Red Tailed Hawk Raleigh NC Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Red tailed hawks are an impressive sight up close. They are large birds with beautiful plumage that varies from light to dark morphs within this species wide regional range.Here in N.C. adults have dark brown eyes and that familiar reddish rust colored tail. The younger birds like the one featured here have light colored eyes and will molt out their brown banded tail for reddish feathers after one year.