What are you Looking At Red Shoulder Hawk
by Peggy Franz
Title
What are you Looking At Red Shoulder Hawk
Artist
Peggy Franz
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This was captured in my yard. He was perched on a tree. I wanted to put the whole picture in, but I just loved his look on his face and his beauty of colors on his feathers.Whether wheeling over a swamp forest or whistling plaintively from a riverine park, a Red-shouldered Hawk is typically a sign of tall woods and water. It�s one of our most distinctively marked common hawks, with barred reddish-peachy underparts and a strongly banded tail. In flight, translucent crescents near the wingtips help to identify the species at a distance. These forest hawks hunt prey ranging from mice to frogs and snakes.I get a kick out of the Red-Shouldered Hawk. Everything can be so peaceful, the birds are singing and the squirrels are playing. Suddenly, there is a piercing scream and through the trees comes a Red-Shouldered Hawk. It takes only a moment for me to realize that not a bird or squirrel is in sight any more. Now I ask you, how does the Red-Shouldered Hawk catch anything with all that screaming going on lol.Red-Shoulderd Hawks, in the northern area of their range, are partial migrants; they migrate to Mexico in the winter. Many Red-Shouldered Hawks are permanent residents. There are 3 species of these hawks in the United States. They are found in the east as well as in Florida, and the southwest. California birds are brighter orange in color than the east coast birds. Their habitat is woodlands, often close to open areas and water.
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December 5th, 2012
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Comments (33)
Jeffrey McDonald
I love how the light reflects off the feathers of this owl! It gives it an angelic feel. I love this. :)
Susan Lee Clark
Gorgeous capture! I love watching the hawks hunting on my northern hill. This photo is just so amazing! One seldom sees the face so clearly! Thank you. Voted.