The bird looks so bad ass, just sitting there I wonder what is he looking at...

I used to see this bird of prey in the New Orleans area 70's & 80's

Is this the chicken hawk they call Maldini in creole patna. Dominica

In Martinique, they are called malFini - typo, or different pronunciation of what was probably an Arawak term?

The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium sized bird of prey

Any of several species of medium sized birds of prey including the Red Tailed Hawk, The Sharp Shinned hawk and the Broad Winged Hawk.

chicken hawk