Red-Tailed Hawk Feather

Tuesday evening I was in the backyard and noticed a large feather (approx. 20" tall) laying in the grass.

I was so excited when I picked it up and realized this feather had to have come from a large bird like a hawk. I did a little research and found out that it is an adult red-tailed hawk rectrix feather (tail flight feather).

The feather is now on display in my dining room amongst my other found Hudson Valley treasures (river glass, rocks, drift wood).

Comments

[Theresa]

Thanks. Found a similar feather when I was taking a walk this weekend. Thanks for doing the research and sharing via your post. Happy walking!

[JoeP]

Just found one of these in my yard today!! I see Cooper's Hawks and Red-tailed Hawks pretty regularly, but this was first time I'd ever been lucky enough to find one of their feathers :)