Cry of the Wild

by Nava Thompson

Title

Cry of the Wild

Artist

Nava Thompson

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Photograph - Photography

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A photo taken by Nava Jo Thompson in NW Arkansas of a Red-tailed Hawk. At the time he was making a loud cry. He was close up. ......The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the most widely distributed hawks in the Americas. It breeds from central Alaska, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories east to southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, and south to Florida, the West Indies, and Central America. The winter range stretches from southern Canada south throughout the remainder of the breeding range......Its preferred habitat is mixed forest and field, with high bluffs or trees that may be used as perch sites. It occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, coastal regions, mountains, foothills of mountains coniferous and deciduous woodlands, tropical rainforests, agricultural fields and urban areas...... It is second only to the Peregrine Falcon in the use of diverse habitats in North America...... It lives throughout the North American continent, except in areas of unbroken forest or the high Arctic......The Red-tailed Hawk is widespread in North America,.....partially due to historic settlement patterns, which have benefited it. The clearing of forests in the Northeast created hunting areas, while the preservation of woodlots left the species with viable nest sites. The planting of trees in the west allowed the Red-tailed Hawk to expand its range by creating nest sites where there had been none. The construction of highways with utility poles alongside treeless medians provided perfect habitat for perch-hunting. Unlike some other raptors, the Red-tailed Hawk are seemingly unfazed by considerable human activity and can nest and live in close proximity to large numbers of humans.....Thus, the species can also be found in cities, where common prey such as rock pigeons and brown rats may support their populations......
One urban Red-tailed Hawk, known as "Pale Male", became famous for being the first Red-tail in decades to successfully nest and raise young in the crowded New York City borough of Manhattan....... Behavior[edit] FlightIn flight, this hawk soars with wings often in a slight dihedral, flapping as little as possible to conserve energy. Active flight is slow and deliberate, with deep wing beats. In wind, it occasionally hovers on beating wings and remains stationary above the ground.[9] When soaring or flapping its wings, it typically travels from 20 to 40 mph (64 km/h), but when diving may exceed 120 mph (190 km/h).....The cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is a two to three second hoarse, rasping scream, described as kree-eee-ar,.....which begins at a high pitch and slurs downward.....This cry is often described as sounding similar to a steam whistle......The Red-tailed Hawk frequently vocalizes while hunting or soaring, but vocalizes loudest in annoyance or anger, in response to a predator or a rival hawk's intrusion into its territory..... At close range, it makes a croaking "guh-runk"...... Young hawks may utter a wailing klee-uk food cry when parents leave the nest.[20] The fierce, screaming cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is frequently used as a generic raptor sound effect in television shows and other media, even if the bird featured is not a Red-tailed Hawk.

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