Respectfully,
Chief Iggy Hoop Watcher Garcia
The hawk is a symbol of a higher power. If one crosses your path it is time for you to consider events in your life you have been hiding from.
Life Cycle
Red-tailed hawks pair off for life, breeding with the same partner each year, and they perform complex flying courtship displays. The displays involve circling, diving and soaring and end in a grasping of talons as the birds start to spiral toward the earth. They release their grasp with plenty of time before hitting the ground. Breeding happens in the spring with both parents caring for the young. The female lays one to five eggs in a nest high in a tree. Chicks hatch out after around a month and leave the nest after around 10 weeks. The hawks live almost 20 years in the wild.
Physical Appearance
The red-tail hawk is one of the largest birds in North America. They have an average wingspan of 44.9 to 52.4 inches. Female red-tails tend to be larger than males. Most red-tail hawks have brown backs and pale-tan bellies. The red color of the tail is in the top feathers, while the underside closely matches the bird's belly. Many red-tails sport a dark band along the underside of their wing. Some red-tail hawks are all brown or reddish brown, except for the red on the tail.
A group of hawks has many collective nouns, including a "boil", "knot", "spiraling", "stream", and "tower" of hawks. Males and females perform a courtship ritual in which they dive and roll in the sky. They will even lock talons and fall together a distance before splitting apart. The raspy cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is typically used in movies to represent any eagle or hawk anywhere in the world. They can spot a mouse from a height of 100 feet