Red-tailed Hawks like tall, old-growth trees on which to perch and to wait for a meal to come their way.  Red-tailed Hawks are large birds with a wing span of up to 57 inches.

This pair of Red-tailed Hawks was photographed in City Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco, on a cold, gray morning.  The only food available to them in these parts are Pigeons and other birds.  NOTE:  Not long after this picture was taken, this historic pine tree was sawed down.

This photo was first published May 18, 2005 by City Birds.