Don't Think I Don't See You.

I glanced out the back door and spotted a red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) perched on a limb, eyeing my bird feeders like a feathered predator on surveillance duty. Gives “bird feeders” a whole new meaning, doesn’t it? I grabbed my camera and started snapping—but the hawk took off, and that’s when I realized there was no SD card in the camera. I fixed that blunder, then Charlie and I sat outside for a bit, hoping the hawk might return. To our surprise, it did—something I wished for but didn’t actually expect. The funny part? A bunch of pigeons loitered on the roof of my little garage, completely unfazed. Maybe they know the hawk can’t catch them.

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On my afternoon walk, I thought I saw one of the plastic predator bird statues on a suburban fence. Wrong. It was an actual hawk, probably waiting for a rabbit to appear.

I'm guessing from size and color it is a red-shouldered hawk. Also, there is a deciduous forest and river nearby - their favorite haunt.

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A Red-Shouldered Hawk was a distinguished visitor in our side yard last night. He groomed a bit, and then flew off to grab a quick dinner.

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The handsome Red-Shouldered Hawk returned to our yard for another hunt. And some impressive posing.

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A handsome and fearsome Red-Shouldered Hawk was hunting in our backyard this morning. He circled thru a few different trees before selecting his target.

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