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buteo lineatus
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.
Surprisingly, I was able to creep up almost practically right under this hawk. When it spotted me, it began its call which is very distinctive and extremely loud. It was time to leave!
Spotted on Aug 17, 2011
Submitted on Jun 6, 2012
3 Comments
Nice shot! This, too, would be good for the Raptor mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8627...
thank you!
Nice shot!