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Buteo lineatus
Although the American Crow often mobs the Red-shouldered Hawk, sometimes the relationship is not so one-sided. They may chase each other and try to steal food from each other. They may also both attack a Great Horned Owl and join forces to chase the owl out of the hawk's territory. The Great Horned Owl often takes nestling Red-shouldered Hawks, but the hawk occasionally turns the tables. While a Red-shouldered Hawk was observed chasing a Great Horned Owl, its mate took a young owl out of its nest and ate it. Red-shouldered Hawks return to the same nesting territory year after year. One Red-shouldered Hawk occupied a territory in southern California for 16 consecutive years. By the time they are five days old, nestling Red-shouldered Hawks can shoot their feces over the edge of their nest. Bird poop on the ground is a sign of an active nest. The Red-shouldered Hawk is divided into five subspecies. The four eastern forms contact each other, but the West Coast form is separated from the eastern forms by 1600 km (1000 mi). The northern form is the largest. The form in very southern Florida is the palest, having a gray head and very faint barring on the chest. The oldest-known Red-shouldered hawk was at least 22 years, 5 months old. It was banded in Florida in 1989, and found dead in Florida in 2009, the victim of an attack by another raptor.
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wow :) thanks so much,i'am super proud of those words Emma,i feel myself belonging to noah to :) and when i read such kind comment,the words miss me :) thanks my friend :)
Antonio,you are a very kind and creative person and a great inspiration to us. You are a valuable part of Noah.
yeap you spotted this species several times :) but to me the big diference between your area and my area,is in this kind of wild animals,so near your house,fantastic zone you cover in your spotting page.
My raid voyage to Gerês national park,is for weeks :) maybe i can have chance to se somrthing more wild there,at list i will acomplish one of my personal objectives in noah,tha was to make a specific mission to the national park,i'am going to make that after going there,lets se if i can getther more people for the raid,for the moment we are 3,i would love to spott the viper snaks that i saw there 20 years ago in my raids in those hills :) mean while i have allways your page to se some wild and poison animal's :)
Thanks Antonio.Seems to be quite common out here.
Wow Emma,great capture,beautiful animal,great spotting and amazing info,perfect spotting,congrats,thanks for sharing