Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

Red Shouldered Hawk perching on the highest point looking like the apex Backyard avian predator. I just love the late afternoon light giving this beautiful raptor a nice glow. This bird is too big and clumsy to get squirrels and small birds in cover and its favorite food is snakes that venture out into the open, but caution is always the order of the day as Cooper's Hawks stalk the trees and heavy brush and they get the birds and squirrels.
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Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

Red Shouldered Hawk calls from the top of a tall Norfolk Pine Tree and of course attracts the attention of the Blue Jays who like to imitate this hawk see: https://youtu.be/WLBaChHwZ1Y Although at the top of the Florida Backyard food chain these big hawks are not a serious threat to smaller birds and squirrels - they are just not agile and stealthy enough. The much smaller Cooper's Hawks are the one that catch them off guard.
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Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

Red Shouldered Hawk Calling

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Red Shouldered Hawk calls at sunrise from atop the security light. It's mating season in Florida and if you listen closely you will hear another Hawk responding to the calls. You'll hear a number of other interesting birds calling at sunrise as well. It is rare that they sit still long while I'm filming them. A full time resident of the woods behind the backyard they are frequent backyard visitors and while they often catch snakes they also snatch the occasional squirrel and Mourning Dove from the feeders. The sound of the Red Shouldered Hawk will send the squirrels running for cover. Occasionally Blue Jays perform a pretty good imitation of the Hawk and seem to enjoy scaring the squirrels. The balance of Nature!

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