Red-tailed hawk Jack (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Red-tailed hawk Jack

Caption

Jack, a red-tailed hawk, alights on a perch. Research shows that the birds can compensate for feather loss during molt by changing their wing and tail movements.

Credit

Alfonso Martínez-Carmena, UC Davis

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