Does anything prey upon the red-tailed hawk?
Great Horned Owls are called winged tigers of the night. The rule that a bird will eat something not greater than half its body weight is not true of great horned owls. They can ambush their prey with silent flight and have been known to kill red-tailed hawks. Unfortunately, people also prey upon raptors both on purpose and by accident. Eighty percent of red-tailed hawks won’t see their first birthday.
