
Portrait Of A Red Shouldered Hawk is a photograph by Norman Johnson which was uploaded on April 7th, 2018.
Portrait Of A Red Shouldered Hawk
Portrait of a red shouldered hawk rehabilitating at the Audubon Raptor Center in Maitland, Florida.... more
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Portrait Of A Red Shouldered Hawk
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Norman Johnson
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Portrait of a red shouldered hawk rehabilitating at the Audubon Raptor Center in Maitland, Florida.
Red shouldered hawks (buteo lineatus) can be found in deciduous woodlands near rivers and swamps from eastern Canada and the united States down into Mexico and along the coast of California and Baja California.The soar over or through forests or perch on tree branches searching for prey. They are a medium distance migrant in the upper part of their range during the winter and resident in the rest of their range.
Their diet consist of small animals, amplibians and reptiles like mice, frogs and snakes. The also eat birds and large insects.
They soar with their wingtips pushed slightly forward like they are reaching.
They build a thick nest in the main crotch of a large tree.
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William Tasker
Fabulous! Your beautiful and identified bird image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World."

Norman Johnson
I'm really glad you like it Doug. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Animal Photographs."

Norman Johnson
I'm really glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."

Norman Johnson
I'm really glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."

John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."