‘Jade’ Size: Length 51-59cm (20-23ins). Wingspan 120-150cm (48-58in). Status: Common Habitat: Open country, mountains & some light forests. (America). Reproduction: 1-3 eggs. March-April. 28-32 day incubation. Diet: Squirrels, rabbits, some birds and a few snakes.

Raptor Facts

An aggressive bird, Red-Tails are well favoured by falconers for the use of hunting. Red-Tails will even catch and kill rattlesnakes! There are three forms or ‘colour phases’. The light forms live on the prairies, the dark forms live in Alaska.