The Hawk

Several years ago, I wrote about a red shouldered hawk visiting the Back Forty.  It was a medium sized hawk.  The other day, we had another hawk come visiting.  It couldn't be the same one, could it?

I was on my way out to the garden when I caught sight of some motion in the grass that needs cutting.  What was going on?

A hawk was having lunch.  He could have bought his own or caught a small rodent, a snake, or even a fish from the nearby creek.  The hawk usually catch their food scooping down on its prey while in flight.

The Florida hawk have a more off white colored head than the California bird that is more reddish.  My hawk's head is speckled!

Sometimes, the hawk finds himself on a perch resting and looking.  

Unfortunately, we have lost numerous trees to hurricanes but I am glad that hawks and other birds are finding their way back.

Take a listen to this red breasted hawk's solo.  

He has a distinct call.  

Most often this bird comes soaring into our yard.  He just appears on silent wings--the element of surprise at work.

When the hawk does come, the smaller birds such as the Cardinals disappear and it becomes very quiet on the Back Forty.

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