predictable molt

Ragged Red-tailed Hawk In Molt

By Mia McPherson|August 3rd, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Montana, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: adult, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, flight, flying, hawks, molt, molting, predictable molt, primaries, ragged, raptors, red tail, red-tailed, Red-tailed Hawk, summer, worn|

Many of the adult Red-tailed Hawks that I saw and photographed in southwestern Montana on my last trip had worn feathers and were molting.

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