Red-shouldered Hawk: Left, Right and a Fig Leaf

Well actually, a maple leaf or two, but they did obscure this Red-shouldered Hawk’s belly. I spotted him because of the contrast in color.

He was looking all around as another RSH was calling across the swamp. He was pretty content in his semi-enclosed spot.

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And it is precisely the contrast between the hawk and the tree’s leaves that highlights the image, along with a little splash of light on its chest.

These are wonderful portaits, Ellen! The colours of the hawk’s plumage is so beautiful.

Ellen Jennings says:

September 2, 2020 at 1:10 pm

Thanks, Peter, glad that you liked them. They do have an intricate pattern and amazing variation the intensity of coloration among individual birds.

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