{"id":9429,"date":"2013-09-12T03:45:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T09:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9429"},"modified":"2024-02-04T08:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T15:26:37","slug":"red-shouldered-hawk-from-sawgrass-lake-park-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/09\/12\/red-shouldered-hawk-from-sawgrass-lake-park-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-shouldered Hawk from Sawgrass Lake Park, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult Red-shouldered Hawk – Nikon D200, handheld, f5.6, 1\/125, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

There are five recognized subspecies of Red-shouldered Hawks with the Florida Red-shouldered Hawks having the palest heads and plumage. I believe this Red-shouldered Hawk adult is from the Florida race, Buteo lineatus extimus<\/em>. (Correct me if I am wrong)<\/p>\n

Sawgrass Lake County Park<\/span><\/a> in Pinellas County, Florida was a terrific location for me to see and photograph Red-shouldered Hawks, the habitat included mixed deciduous-coniferous woodlands, flooded deciduous swamps, plenty of dead trees for them to perch on to hunt from and plentiful prey for them to eat.<\/p>\n

Red-shouldered Hawk eat a wide variety of prey including small mammals, amphibians, reptiles,\u00a0small birds, invertebrates and crayfish.<\/p>\n

I don’t think I can recall a single visit to Sawgrass Lake Park where I didn’t see or hear<\/span><\/a> Red-shouldered Hawks. I think their eyes are huge compared to the size of their heads.<\/p>\n

Because I am currently living in Utah I do not get to see or photograph Red-shouldered Hawks because they are infrequently spotted here. I still miss hearing them or seeing them swoop down from a perch to capture prey but there are plenty of Red-tailed Hawks that fill that void.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

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

There are five recognized subspecies of Red-shouldered Hawks with the Florida Red-shouldered Hawks having the palest heads and plumage. I believe this Red-shouldered Hawk adult is from the Florida race, Buteo lineatus 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