Red-Shouldered Hawk Juvenile

The Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a small forest hawk that hunts for small mammals, reptiles and amphibians from its perch. They measure... more

by Morris Finkelstein

Title

Red-Shouldered Hawk Juvenile

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

Photograph

Description

The Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a small forest hawk that hunts for small mammals, reptiles and amphibians from its perch. They measure about 17 inches in length and about 1.4 pounds in weight. They breed mostly on the eastern side of North America and along the California coast. Many of the birds live year-round where they breed, but some of the northern birds migrate south during the winter. Their preferred habitat is in forests and woodlands. There is regional variation between California, Eastern and Florida types. The California type generally is more richly colored with deeper orange color on its head, chest and abdomen than the other two types. Their diet commonly consists of small mammals (mice, voles, moles) and sometimes medium-sized mammals (squirrels, rabbits) and birds as large as pigeons.

This juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk in flight was photographed at the Tods Point Park, in Greenwich, Connecticut, on a sunny winter day 1-14-2017. I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VR2 lens to capture this image. Settings: 1/3200, f/5.6, ISO 800.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
FAA Portraits - Birds, 2-25-2017
Nikon Full Frame Cameras, 4-5-2017
Pure Nature Photography, 4-8-2017
Images That Excite You, 4-9-2017
Poetic Poultry, 4-15-2017
Animal Photographs, 6-16-2018
USA Photographers Only, 6-17-2018
10 Plus, 6-18-2018
Wild Birds Of The World, 6-18-2018
Five Star Artist, 1-8-2021
500 Views, 4-8-2021
Birds In Focus, 8-23-2021

KEYWORDS: red-shouldered hawk juvenile, red-shouldered hawk, buteo lineatus, red shouldered hawks, buteo, hawks, hawk, raptor, raptors, accipiter, predator, carnivore, hunter, bird of prey, birds of prey, bird, birds, avian, nature, natural, wild, wildlife, outdoors, wings, feathers, plumage, white, brown, orange, yellow, beautiful, beauty, single, one, isolated, flying, fly, flight, looking, blue sky, sky, forest, woodlands, wetlands, grasslands, winter, northeast, northeastern, tods point park, greenwich, connecticut, morris finkelstein, st. louis, missouri, photograph, digital, horizontal, action, portrait, nikon d810, photography

Uploaded

February 23rd, 2017