Swooping Red-Tailed Hawks Seen at Pebble Beach, California by Ruth Paget
The usual birds you see flying along the coast at Pebble Beach (California) are seagulls, brown pelicans, and black, long-necked cormorants.
As you drive through the Del Monte Forest though, you can see many hawks swooping down from tree tops and power lines after small prey and sometimes carrion (dead animals).
Red-tailed hawks exist throughout the US in a variety of landscapes. They are considered useful and have an economic value for property owners thanks to eating small- to medium-size animals like snakes, mice, and rats.
Red-tailed hawks are famous for their song, which you can hear on the Audobon link below:
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-tailed-hawk
Happy Birding in Pebble Beach, California!
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games and Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Museum
-creator of French Travel and Culture Games
