Lynda Robson / Hancock Wildlife Foundation But red-tailed hawks, while just about a quarter of the size of a bald eagle, are known to be aggressive and capable of defending themselves against ...

These noises are so unimpressive that Hollywood sound editors often dub over bald eagle calls with far more impressive sounds: the piercing, earthy screams of a smaller bird, the red-tailed hawk.

On August 6, a bald eagle near Boulder, Colorado was perched on a dead branch, keeping a close eye on a red-tailed hawk near the eagle’s nest. The eaglets had already fledged and left ...

9. It shows a bald eagle and a red-tailed hawk perched on a cottonwood tree near the eagle’s nest. Then suddenly, a burst of bright lightning descends from the sky, blasts the nest to ...