ROAD TO RECOVERY WILL BE A LONG ONE. WHEN I FIRST HELD THE BIRD, I NOTICED THAT EVERY SINGLE FEATHER ON BOTH ITS WINGS AND TAILS WERE COMPLETELY SHEARED AND LOOKED TO BE INTENTIONALLY CUT OFF. TAKE A ...
SHREWSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - A red tailed hawk in Paxton was found with the feathers of its wings and tail cut off, leaving it unable to fly. Jess Zorge runs the Raptor Tales Rescue Sanctuary in ...
On average, red-tailed hawks live between 10-21 years in the wild and up to 29 years in captivity. Each year in summer, the hawk molts some of her body feathers, and by winter they are replaced.