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Hawks
Commonly known for circling high above grounds, hawks have extraordinary vision which allows them to see small animals from high altitudes.
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What domain is the red tailed hawk?
The red tailed hawk is a bird, and all birds belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya, members of which are characterised by having cells with nuclei. Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Animalia, as well as the Kingdoms Plantae, Fungi and Protista.
Red tails are hawks of pasture lands, forests, and mountain forests. It is rare in wet woodlands and swamps, where it is replaced by the red shouldered hawk.
What would happen to the number of aphids if the hawk died?
There will be no more aphids left and u will celebrate by have hard sex
What do hawks do for the environment?
They control the populations of the animals and birds they eat. Thus keeping their ecosystem in balance.
Sources differ considerably on this, but the average flying speed of a hawk, depending on the species, tends to vary from 20 mph to 40 mph, or 32 - 64 kph. However, when hunting and diving, they have been known to exceed 120 mph, or over 190 kph.
Where does hawk live and what do they eat?
Hawks live in lots of places mostly warm spots (not tropics or jungles).
Hawks eat small rodents like mice but some skilled hunters get squirrels or rabbits.
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Where do eagles live in the world?
In some mountains like Himalayas and tropical forests, and most of North and South America.
What sound does a red tailed hawk make?
They sound like red shouldered hawks...?
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Near fresh water and green life. Oh and near tons of fish.
Is a hawk a producer or consumer?
The hawk is both a producer and consumer, producing young and consuming various animals from the food chain.
basically they poke a hole in the egg with there beek turnt eh egg over and viola! a hawk ate the egg
Hawks and falcons will hunt and kill rabbits so I could see them attacking a small dog, although I would think that a dog's bite would be more than enough to deter them. Eagles have been known to kill dogs, even creatures as large as a goat.
Nighthawks eat insects. They use echolocation to find them. Listen to the musical note they produce. Look at a table and observe the wavelength of the notes. That will tell you the sizes of the insects they might catch.
What do hawk moth caterpillars eat?
The hawk moth caterpillars that we had in our backyard were the tomato eating kind. They are small green inch worms at first and then grow into 3-4 inch long squishy green caterpillars with yellow and black stripes, eye spots on their sides and a big hook on their tails. They ate our tomato plant leaves and sometimes the green tomatoes too. When they had grown large enough, they burrowed into soil and just over a month later emerged as moths :)
What is the special features of a red tailed hawk?
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The Red shouldered hawk.
The Red Shouldered Hawk's habitat is mature wet woods like hardwood swamps. This is where they breed. They also live in mixed woodlands that have evergreen trees and hardwood trees.
Most believe the Red Shouldered Hawk is endangered because of egg collection. Also, the birds were accused of killing poultry so it was legal to kill them and over harvesting occurred. They where also caught and kept in captivity. And last but not least their habitat was getting destroyed by new developments.
The ways to preserve and increase this hawk's numbers are to protect wet lands where it likes to breed and also protect forests.
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What are the enemies of the red tailed hawk?
Foxes, coyotes, bobcats, wolves, cougars, bears, and other hawks of that and other species.
Why would a hawk attack a car?
Hawks prefer to hunt small mammals but they will take birds, including doves, if given the chance. Doves are a pretty easy target because they normally are not as alert as other birds and they tend to be slow moving animals.
The smallest moth in the world is the Nepticulid moths which have a 0.1 inch wing span, and the largest moth in the world is the Hercules moth, which has a wingspan of 10.5 inches. Other South American moths, like the Great Owlet moth and the Giant Atlas moth can reach wingspans of 12-18 inches.
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Why does a hawk have a wide wingspan?
Large wingspans help to support the birds at high altitude - where the air is thinner than at ground level. This means they can 'soar' for long periods - by 'riding' thermal updrafts, while searching for food with their excellent eyesight.
Why do hawks fly together this time of year?
I don't have an exact ethological answer as I'm not knowledgeable with hawk behaviour. But with some basic knowledge of physiology and tactical analysis I can give you a "common sense" answer.
Many avian species have the ability of synchronized flight. A result of a combination of evolutionary traits such as physical dexterity, acute vision, and fast neuron connections between the two.
Similar to two people dancing, many of the movements are practiced but often improvised. One person leads while the other reacts accordingly. But bird brains are much more specialized for the activity.
It takes practice (birds practice every day), and eventually "muscle memory" removes the need for conscious processing between eye and muscle. A direct connection between the two brain functions is created, making the movements of the two seem almost instantaneous. Human visual processing is not sufficiently fast enough to distinguish the extremely small delay between the two birds' movements.
As to why they do it, it is likely a social behaviour; a way of playing and a form of bonding between mating pairs. It could also have some practical function to improve hunting success. In pairs, chances of sighting a meal is doubled, tactics such as flanking and ambushing are made possible. Meanwhile, with synchronized flight the chances of detection and preemptive evasion by prey remains the same as if there were only one bird. This at the cost of sharing a meal, which is of no consequence if food is plenty, but if meals are scarce it's more beneficial to keep the family alive rather than spare one bird from hunger.
If you were looking for some philosophical or spiritual "meaning", I'm sorry to disappoint you. Those may be emotionally satisfying. But as with every "system" in the universe and even the existence of universe itself, this has a scientific explanation based in truth once you allow ascertainable facts to drive your conclusions rather than arbitrarily assigning mystical properties to things we don't immediately understand.
How many Red Tail Hawks are left in the us?
The red tailed hawk is the most common species in North America, and estimated numbers are over one and a half million birds. The red tail occurs in various habitats, with three distinct races, the common red tail, found over most of the eastern two thirds of the country, Krider's red tail, a pale race found on the plains, and Harlan's red tail, of Alaska and the Canadian Northwest. This race is dark in color, and may be considered a separate species after more research is done.
