Red Tailed Hawk

I remembered to bring my camera so I could take it with me on the hike (Christmas day).

As I was walking, I noticed a hawk circling above me.  Since I had the telephoto lens with me, I just kept shooting ... I hope opening these photos to see them in "FULL SIZE" will work so that you can see the detail a little more clearly.

I chose the photos randomly from the sequence, I hope one shows you the gleaming red tail... and the notch where the missing tail feathers tell stories of the life of this bird!