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Red-tailed Hawk – On A Chilly Day

On A Chilly Day On a chilly dayFeathers I will splayIn this simple wayBody heat will stay Here is an example of a unique technique used by many bird species to maintain comfort during cool weather. The strategy is to trap and hold its body heat by fluffing the feathers. The spaces created between the plumage captures the escaping warmth and insulates the bird’s skin from the cold. ~ Poem, anecdote and Red-tailed Hawk capture, On A Chilly Day © Jerry L. Ferrara

On A Chilly Winter’s Morn On a chilly winter’s morn, silence thundered through the surrounding pastoral fabric and a regal raptor rested upon an ancient wooden fence post. Wing, body and tail feathers spread, the Red-tailed Hawk trapped its body heat in the insulating layers of its plumage. ~ Anecdote and Red-tailed Hawk capture image, On A Chilly Winter’s Morn © Jerry L. Ferrara