red shouldered hawk

Bird on a wire

Patiently waiting for the prey below. Not the least bit deterred from nearby traffic.

Same hawk circling and calling out to mate up higher above.

About an hour before sunset, this hawk kept circling near the house.

Red Shouldered Hawk

Thought he was stealthy lol.

I was observing a large flock of Sparrows, when some atavistic nudge told me to look up. I was able to remain quite close for several minutes. He was observing the sparrows as well.

Been very busy with some major home improvements, so haven't had much time to visit bird forum or even pick up the camera much this summer so far. Saw two different types of hawk having a bit of a tiff. The near one in this shot is almost certainly a Red Tailed Hawk, I heard it's distinctive...

Got lucky on this one!

Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Sexes similar. East side of Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Roadside/creekside an un-named tributary east side of Bryan at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.

Red Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park setting with scattered oaks, pecan and juniper at ca. 94 m (310 ft) elevation.

About the best raptor photo I've ever managed. This is one of two RSH that were lazily circling high over a field near my house. You just never know when you'll see one of these. I got one good shot and then they were gone.

Red Shouldered Hawk landing on a fence post on the farm in Arkansas.

This Hawk has nested somewhere near my backyard and anything that flies too close (raptors) gets it!

This is the same guy from before, but I liked this pose as well so I posted both pics :)

Sorry that this pic is really dark but I couldn't make it brighter :(

Another immature hawk pondering his place in this big world.

Soaring low over the field next to my house

My initial intention on this one was to capture it perched on a limb, but it flew right as I was about to shoot and I got this instead.

This lovely hawk came and perched on my swing set before changing to a low branch in my tulip poplar tree further back in the yard. Saw him on the ground a couple times, but couldn't be sure if he got anything or not.

In a canyon near North Park in San Diego.

This handsome Red-shouldered Hawk came to rest on my backyard bird feeder one day.

Sitting in Kissimmee State Park

Heavy noise reduction applied to this one, hence the "plastic" look