Red-tailed Hawk (leucistic*)
Buteo jamaicensis
(L18" WS 48" Wt 2.4 lb)
McKinley Woods
Channahon
19Jul2009
02Apr2011
*leucistic birds produce smaller
amounts of pigments in all their
tissues resulting in an
exceptionally pale plumage.
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
amounts of pigments in all their
tissues resulting in an
exceptionally pale plumage.
(Cornell Lab of Ornithology)