Raptor Wednesday

An old Red-tailed Hawk nest being refurbished. Over a couple of weekends, I watched Red-tailed Hawks bringing new sticks to this nest.The last time I was watching, one hawk perched nearby.While this one did all the work. Unseen here are the Blue Jays buzzing the hawk as it scouted a nearby tree for nesting material. Is this a male or female? Males will often start nests, female finish them. This is an existing nest, albeit weather-whacked. Wrestling with a twig.Hawk wins! And back to the nest.