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Red-shouldered hawk

Buteo lineatus

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Neighborhood hawks who visit different yards in search of food. Usually one bird at a time visits; on this day, two hawks were sitting in a tree observing the wildlife below. They left the squirrels and chipmunks alone, eventually flying off to find a meal elsewhere. The first four photos are of one bird and the fifth one is the second bird.

Habitat:

Urban residential neighborhood in small town

Reference Links:

Red-shouldered hawk - Wikipedia

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Comments (7)
DanielePralong
Beautiful birds and interesting observations Maria! Happy New Year!
Maria dB
Thanks, Michael and Sarah! They are indeed very attractive raptors!
SarahWhitt
These are BEAUTIFUL birds, Maria!! NICE spotting!!
Maria dB
Thanks, Neil! They are beautiful birds. I don't think they hunt together. Last year, this or another one was perched above my little man-made pond for well over an hour; it finally plunged in and got a frog and just as it emerged from the pond another hawk flew in and tried to take the frog away! Fortunately, the patient hunter got away with its meal.
Neil Ross
Great spotting, Maria. These birds are gorgeous. There doesn't appear to be an obvious difference between the sexes, but would you know if the males and females hunt together, or are they more solitary. It is a very attractive species, and one I've not seen before now.

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PublishedDecember 29, 2018

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