Red-shouldered Hawk Hunting

I was hoping to find Wood Ducks in this pond but instead found a Red-shouldered Hawk looking for a meal.

He snatched a snack coated with vegetation out of the water.

Then got his balance.

Then flew to this Wood Duck box with something that might have been a crawfish.

11 thoughts on “Red-shouldered Hawk Hunting”

Wow! These are stunning, Ellen! What a beautiful hawk this is.

Ellen Jennings says:

March 15, 2020 at 2:35 pm

Thank you, Peter! Yes, they are gorgeous birds with so many colors.

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Wonderful sequence. The bird looks majestic!

Ellen Jennings says:

March 15, 2020 at 2:36 pm

Thank you! The first image he almost looks like he’s holding out his robes 🙂

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1. Pappadum says:
  
  March 15, 2020 at 3:01 pm
  
  Hahaha… precisely!
  
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Wow the 3rd shot with the wings extended and the catch, amazing! They’re all beautiful pics. Thank you

Ellen Jennings says:

March 15, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Thank you, Sandra, glad that you enjoyed them. I don’t know how he ever spotted something moving down through that tangle of limbs, and then to snatch it out of the water–pretty neat.

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