Jerry and Sandy Converse ask
Do Red-tailed Hawks hover?

I have always differentiated between hovering and sitting in the wind. A
Red-tailed Hawk can sit in a wind and hover, but needs to have some wind
to do this. Kestrels can hover whether they have a head wind or not. This
seems like a subtle difference, unless you are a Red-tailed Hawk who
wants to hover and you have no wind.

Jim




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