My Hawk

Finally got a decent pick of this guy. He hangs out by my stacks almost every day looking for mice, chipmunks, frogs, bugs, whatever. I believe he is a red shouldered hawk.

Looks like he's got his eye on something.

Nice shot.

I can imagine sitting with my camera here aimed at my woodstacks whilst trying to explain to my wife that I was really waiting for a Hawk to appear..........

I hear ya. He was coming around so often It wasnt hard. I havnt seen him since the pic though, I think he's camera shy.

Nice picture
Guarding your stacks

s/he's a juvenile broad winged hawk. Red shouldered are reddish in the front. Just been on his own for a short while. Nice pic!

Reading things like this make me feel so much better about my wood addiction, knowing others have to make the same explanations to their significant others. haha

And incredible shot by the way, beautiful hawk and an even more beautiful backyard!

Nice pic Blue. I have a coopers hawk that hangs out here. Loves the taste of my little birds at the birdfeeders.
I also like the look of your fence...very interesting.

Thanks Kat
I thought s/he was from this year. I think I have seen the mom before, quite a bit larger/fatter. I havnt seen either for some time now. I hope they have just moved on to better hunting grounds. I hope s/he comes back to visit. Ill keep stacking wood and attracting lunch for him/her.

I used to try to keep the squirrels away. They pillage my bird feeders too much. Not any more, now I feed them. My neighbor told me she saw a large hawk snatch a squirrel right off the side of a big oak tree a few years ago. Ide like to see a hawk dine on one of those tree rats.

Great pic! I've been trying to get a pic of a young looking, awkward cooper's or similar accipter youngster we have around. It's been calling repeatedly over the past several days, I think it way have just been told to "Get a job" Anyone know if this the time of year juvineies would get booted here in western VA?