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Sunday, January 27. 2019

Hawk du Jour: Red-Shouldered


I did a double-take when I passed one of these guys perched on a tree beside the highway. In winter, hawks along a highway are generally always Red-Tails, so this smaller guy's rusty chest in the sunlight surprised me.


Red-Shoulders tend to be birds of the lowlands, but in migration times you can see anything anywhere.  


About the Red-Shouldered Hawk 

Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 12:41 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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I always marvel at how birds and animals just "show up". We live out in the woods of the Smokey Mountains and six years ago we built a pond for fire protection. We stocked it with catfish, koi, and minnows. I was amazed when a Kingfisher and a Blue Heron showed up. How did they know? We also had various species of toads and frogs just show up out of nowhere, along with some water snakes. Where were they all before we built the pond?
#1 snopercod on 2019-01-27 16:19 (Reply)
My daughter and son-in-law have a pair nesting on their seven acres. Their property backs up to an upscale subdivision, and they are definitely not isolated. However, there is a creek running along their property line, and that fits the preferred habitat. Thus far, the hawks seem to coexist with the owl who also inhabits the area.
#2 SCReader on 2019-01-27 20:00 (Reply)
Nice shot. I'm a big fan of hawks, eagles and owls...or as I was raised to call 'em "Hoot owls".
#3 Carl on 2019-01-27 21:42 (Reply)

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