Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk
Mead Gardens
Red-shouldered Hawks are our most common hawks, seen all year round in just about any park I go to.  It's more uncommon not to see one than to see one.  I've seen them with snakes, frogs, insects, voles, small ducks, squirrels, Blue Jay chicks and even a Pileated Woodpecker fledgling.  They're pretty fantastic bird to watch. The easiest way to recognize them, other than the red patches on their shoulders, is white "window pain" patch near the end of their wings visible in flight.

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Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands Park
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands Park
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Red-shouldered Hawk
Orlando Wetlands Park
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Red-shouldered Hawk first year
Viera Wetlands
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Red-shouldered Hawk fledgling
Lake Lotus Park
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Red-shouldered Hawk fledgling
Jay Blanchard Park

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  1. You got some nice variety in this post Scott, with them perched, in flight, adults, juvies and fledglings. A species I've never photographed - maybe one day...

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