{"id":19501,"date":"2015-02-05T06:03:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T13:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=19501"},"modified":"2024-02-04T08:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T15:53:57","slug":"a-red-shouldered-hawk-surveying-fort-de-sotos-north-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/02\/05\/a-red-shouldered-hawk-surveying-fort-de-sotos-north-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-shouldered Hawk Surveying Fort De Soto’s North Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PerchedPerched Red-shouldered Hawk – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/640, ISO 250, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light, not baited
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

When I lived in Florida I saw far more Red-shouldered Hawks than Red-tailed Hawks but I didn’t often see them on the shore of Gulf Mexico<\/span><\/a>. This Red-shouldered Hawk was just a few feet away from a tidal lagoon and just yards away from the Gulf when I photographed it in November of 2008. The sky was clear and the light was lovely.<\/p>\n

I had been photographing a Great Blue Heron when I noticed the Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a bleached out snag and watched as it surveyed the beach around it. I slowly raised my camera and took about 40 frames of the Red-shouldered Hawk before it lifted off and flew towards Arrowhead Trail.<\/p>\n

I didn’t expect to find a Red-shouldered Hawk while I wandered the north beach that morning but I sure loved the wonderful surprise.<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red-shouldered Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Red-shouldered Hawk was just a few feet away from a tidal lagoon and just yards away from the Gulf when I photographed it in November of 2008. 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