The kitten was never in physical danger of being reached; the real “close call” was the hawk nearly knocking itself out on the barrier. Red-tailed hawks typically hunt at speeds between 20 and 40 mph.

A red-tailed hawk lifts off from a branch in search of food on Tuesday at Lighthouse Field State Beach. About these birds, the Cornell Lab’s All About Birds website says, “This is probably the most ...

Red-tailed Hawks are one of the most common and widespread raptors of North America, but they are also beautiful and fierce birds. Bridgette, one of the Red-tailed Hawk ambassadors at Audubon ...