#red-shouldered hawk

[antiqueanimals]

Virginia Wildlife; vol. 18, no. 8. August, 1957.

Internet Archive

[rafefar]

Red-shouldered Hawk calling for attention, Folsom CA foothills

[critter-creature-or-beast]

Submitted for classification by @ishnar

[birds-that-screm]

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

© Mike Bader

[vintagewildlife]

Red-shouldered hawk By: G. Clyde Fisher From: Natural History Magazine 1924

[everydayesterday]

Red-Shouldered Hawk. (Buteo lineatus)  

photos by me.  2023-03-25 Nashville, TN (Shelby Park - Sevier Lake).

[swvawildlifecenter]

Ever seen a sleeping hawk? This Red-shouldered Hawk looks rather goofy without his head but tucking your head between your shoulders is actually a common sleeping position for most birds. In fact, preserved dinosaurs have been discovered in similar sleeping positions to modern birds. Birds don’t always tuck their head behind their shoulders but there seems to be advantages (and disadvantages) for doing so. One study found that migrating warblers who are low on fat stores sleep in this position to conserve energy in a deeper sleep while warblers with ample fat supplies sleep with their heads exposed, facing forward! Those that slept with their heads tucked reacted slower to noises of potential predators while those who slept more on alert could quickly react to any potential danger. Some other reasons for head tucking can be body temperature regulation (keeping warm) and feeling safe and secure.

[balconybirds]

Sunday Birding 7/9/23

So many good birds I saw Sunday!  I might have gone a little bit overboard with taking pictures.  When I uploaded them to my computer, I had 1152.  That’s the most I’ve ever taken!  But again, I saw sooooooo many good birds!!

There were a BUNCH of juvenile green herons out!

The brown thrasher was so nice and posed for me in a tree:

a male goldfinch!  the first of many Sunday:

a male red-winged black bird, taking a walk:

there was actually a whole family of them out!

BARN SWALLOW IN FLIGHT:

Canadian geese! 

And the goslings are looking so much like adults now:

at the arboretum, the first bird I saw was a tufted titmouse:

another male goldfinch:

also, his wife (she was a bit camera shy, lol):

a neat bug:

BEEEEEEEEEEE:

A male cardinal, singing his song:

A red-shouldered hawk!  I think they were being harassed by the cardinals:

I was able to get this neat shot of them flying away!

an eastern bluebird!  Male, I think:

The goldfinches again!  I thought this was a neat shot!

Some brown-headed cow birds, perched high in a tree:

this carolina wren was easy to hear, but tricky to find:

an indigo bunting hanging out at the top of a tree:

PHOTOGRAPHER DETECTED (carolina wren again):

The female eastern bluebird:

A downy woodpecker (male, I think), getting a snack:

A female red-bellied woodpecker:

Another titmouse, grabbing a seed to eat:

Another indigo bunting!  He looks so dramatic with this lighting:

A tiny black-capped chickadee!

I wasn’t entirely sure what this guy was when I snapped this picture of them soaring around.  When I got home, I was able to ID them.  A Mississippi kite!

Some pretty flowers:

Some more bees:

Butterflies!

Turtles!!  Ngl, I really like the flat guy:

I might have freaked out when I saw these guys, but I FINALLY got some good pictures of ruby-throated hummingbirds!  There was a group of them at a feeder  I got a lot of pictures of these guys, so I might make some separate posts with these pictures.  Here are a few of my favorites:

“GO AWAY GARY, NO ONE LIKES YOU.”  >:(

Some more flowers:

YOU GUYS.  THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF THE DAY:

Another butterfly:

And the final pictures, some water lilies!  I just think they’re pretty:

[speakingofnature]

Red-shouldered Hawk

This immature Red-shouldered Hawk lifted from its perch in the trees along a pond and advanced directly toward me, as if to investigate the curious subject watching every move it made.

[backyard-birds]

On the hunt

[antiqueanimals]

Virginia Wildlife; vol. 16, no. 4. April, 1955. Illustration by Bob Hines.

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[brianmoffet]

Red-Shouldered Hawk by Brian Moffet Via Flickr: Neary Lagoon, Santa Cruz, CA

[butorides]

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) 5/6/23

[xaioloon]

Gatorland in Orlando, Florida

[that-bird-is-a-mood]

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

© Ruth Pannunzio

[pmg227]

Bird Photos of June '23

All photos were taken in the state of North Carolina in June 2023. Orchard Oriole Prothonotary Warbler Juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk Juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk Indigo Bunting Summer Tanager (male) Summer Tanager (female) Pair of Mallards (Doing their balancing act) Papa Red-bellied Woodpecker feeding Juvenile Common Yellow-Throat Warbler Pair of Belted Kingfishers Killdeer Great…