Surveying his options this Red-shouldered Hawk deliberately checked in every direction.
He was pretty content to sit right there, watching and listening.
I walked down the path and took a shot from a different vantage point; his head and one foot had moved. His feet seem kind of delicate for a raptor.
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01/16/2018
Wonderful lighting in these photos.
The late afternoon sun is lighting that area up perfectly right now. No leaves to interfere and the sun highlights the red feathers making it easier to spot these hawks.