I was unsure of this Hawk, but Merlin ID’s it as a Red-shouldered Hawk. Must be a juvenile. Also, the coloring in Florida is not as deep as the birds in South Carolina.
We spotted him on this palm while driving along the water of Mosquito Lagoon. The lagoon is the body of water that backs up to the rocket launch pad of the Space Center. The dirt road was opened since the latest launch was cancelled.
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Red-shoulder On Mosquito Lagoon
Red-shoulder On Mosquito Lagoon
Red-shoulder On Mosquito Lagoon
Red-shoulder On Mosquito Lagoon
Red-shoulder On Mosquito Lagoon
Nice juvenile shot, yes, a Red-shouldered. My last shot of a RS was a couple days ago, an adult sitting on a Verizon sign in a shopping center parking lot 🤪
LOL, Use PS to at least make it say something funny .
Nice shots !
Thanks. Just not flexible enough any more for those long panning series.
beautiful picture 👍
😁 thanks. All about timing LOL.
Nice Ted. Looks like he’s staying focused on the task at hand. Like finding a meal.
We always find one or two in the palms here. There must be something here, so yeah food was his goal for sure.
beautiful pic 👌
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