Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)I had a pretty exciting moment earlier this week. I was driving home after spending some time photographing birds at Moraine View State Park. I was close to home, traveling down Empire next to Central Illinois Regional Airport, when I noticed a beautiful white hawk soaring high above. I pulled over onto the shoulder and took several images of what appeared to be a very unusual Red-tailed Hawk. It was being chased by a Cooper's Hawk and eventually flew out of view to the north.

I couldn't wait to get home and load the images so I could get a better look. After consulting message boards and Facebook groups, along with friends and experts, I received confirmation that it was a Krider's subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. This is the first documented Krider's Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois in June. Its mostly white tail and strikingly white face make it especially distinctive.

I went back out today to see if I could relocate the bird. I'd love to find it perched so I can capture some closer images.

Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)I had a pretty exciting moment earlier this week. I was driving home after spending some time photographing birds at Moraine View State Park. I was close to home, traveling down Empire next to Central Illinois Regional Airport, when I noticed a beautiful white hawk soaring high above. I pulled over onto the shoulder and took several images of what appeared to be a very unusual Red-tailed Hawk. It was being chased by a Cooper's Hawk and eventually flew out of view to the north.

I couldn't wait to get home and load the images so I could get a better look. After consulting message boards and Facebook groups, along with friends and experts, I received confirmation that it was a Krider's subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. This is the first documented Krider's Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois in June. Its mostly white tail and strikingly white face make it especially distinctive.

I went back out today to see if I could relocate the bird. I'd love to find it perched so I can capture some closer images. Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)I had a pretty exciting moment earlier this week. I was driving home after spending some time photographing birds at Moraine View State Park. I was close to home, traveling down Empire next to Central Illinois Regional Airport, when I noticed a beautiful white hawk soaring high above. I pulled over onto the shoulder and took several images of what appeared to be a very unusual Red-tailed Hawk. It was being chased by a Cooper's Hawk and eventually flew out of view to the north.

I couldn't wait to get home and load the images so I could get a better look. After consulting message boards and Facebook groups, along with friends and experts, I received confirmation that it was a Krider's subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. This is the first documented Krider's Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois in June. Its mostly white tail and strikingly white face make it especially distinctive.

I went back out today to see if I could relocate the bird. I'd love to find it perched so I can capture some closer images. Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)I had a pretty exciting moment earlier this week. I was driving home after spending some time photographing birds at Moraine View State Park. I was close to home, traveling down Empire next to Central Illinois Regional Airport, when I noticed a beautiful white hawk soaring high above. I pulled over onto the shoulder and took several images of what appeared to be a very unusual Red-tailed Hawk. It was being chased by a Cooper's Hawk and eventually flew out of view to the north.

I couldn't wait to get home and load the images so I could get a better look. After consulting message boards and Facebook groups, along with friends and experts, I received confirmation that it was a Krider's subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. This is the first documented Krider's Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois in June. Its mostly white tail and strikingly white face make it especially distinctive.

I went back out today to see if I could relocate the bird. I'd love to find it perched so I can capture some closer images. Red-tailed Hawk (Krider's)I had a pretty exciting moment earlier this week. I was driving home after spending some time photographing birds at Moraine View State Park. I was close to home, traveling down Empire next to Central Illinois Regional Airport, when I noticed a beautiful white hawk soaring high above. I pulled over onto the shoulder and took several images of what appeared to be a very unusual Red-tailed Hawk. It was being chased by a Cooper's Hawk and eventually flew out of view to the north.

I couldn't wait to get home and load the images so I could get a better look. After consulting message boards and Facebook groups, along with friends and experts, I received confirmation that it was a Krider's subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. This is the first documented Krider's Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois in June. Its mostly white tail and strikingly white face make it especially distinctive.

I went back out today to see if I could relocate the bird. I'd love to find it perched so I can capture some closer images.

I had a pretty exciting moment earlier this week. I was driving home after spending some time photographing birds at Moraine View State Park. I was close to home, traveling down Empire next to Central Illinois Regional Airport, when I noticed a beautiful white hawk soaring high above. I pulled over onto the shoulder and took several images of what appeared to be a very unusual Red-tailed Hawk. It was being chased by a Cooper's Hawk and eventually flew out of view to the north.

I couldn't wait to get home and load the images so I could get a better look. After consulting message boards and Facebook groups, along with friends and experts, I received confirmation that it was a Krider's subspecies of Red-tailed Hawk. This is the first documented Krider's Red-tailed Hawk in Illinois in June. Its mostly white tail and strikingly white face make it especially distinctive.

I went back out today to see if I could relocate the bird. I'd love to find it perched so I can capture some closer images.