The Red-tailed hawk is sacred to Freya and the Nwyvre and can be a great help of your journey. The hawk shares much of the solar symbolism of the eagle. It represents aspiration, victory and ascension through all the planes. It typifies freedom and hence hope for all those in captivity, whether phsycial, moral, or spiritual.
Hawks are one of the most intriguing and mystical of the birds of prey.
They are the messengers, the protectors, and the visionaries of the air. Hawks and owls have the keenest eyes of all the raptors. In most raptors, the colors of the male and female of the same species are very similar. It is almost always the female who is larger though. This has much to do with the fact that the mother guards the nest.