One of the largest hawks in North America, Red Tails can be found just about everywhere on the continent and are year-round residents in many locations. I don’t usually have much luck getting pictures of them though as they always seem skittish. This particularly one, on this past July 4, was kind enough to give me a nice flyby though.
![A Red-Tailed Hawk performs an early morning flyby. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sycx2fFi5pI/VAysJDlNiTI/AAAAAAAADuw/tW5VqdbBM8o/s710/2014-07-04%2B06-23-27%2B-%2B0001.jpg)