The hawk is a bird known as "raptor", it is characterized by having very long and strong claws with which they catch their prey; On the other hand, they show an extremely hard and thick beak, which presents a curvature in the caudal direction (downwards), this would be the tearing device when feeding on their prey. These birds tend to be more active during the day than at night, as well as having excellent flying ability, being very agile in their flight.
As mentioned previously, hawks catch their food spoil with their claws; Unlike other wild birds, hawks after capturing their prey kill them with a blow of their beak. Although they are a symbol of ferocity, many of them are calm. Female hawks are most often found among its population, and these are sexually dimorphic.(females are larger than males), which are characterized by doubling the size of the male. Some researchers have found a correlation between the difference in size between the sexes and the diet of each species; for example: vultures eat carrion and the sexes are of similar size, however when passing from there through the diet of insects, fish, mammals and birds dimorphism increases. The courtship between hawks is one of the most spectacular of the animal species; in the case of the red-tailed hawk the pair yell at each other.
In search of the safety of their young, hawks have the habit of building their nests in high places such as mountains, cliffs or even the top of an extremely tall tree, this in order that their defenseless chicks are in a safe place where there is no contact with other predatory beings. The reproduction of hawks begins when they have already completed one year of life; females often lay a maximum of 3 eggs that will be under their protection until they grow and can fight on their own, because generally these birds are always solitary.
