On Safari

Here’s an image of a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk that has taken up residence in our backyard.  We have been seeing this hawk since early summer.  Look closely at his wings and you can see a little bit of red starting to show.  His chest is streaked.  By next year his chest will  change to a more orange and white color.  Most recently he (or she?) seems to not pay us much attention when we walk around the property.  I’m pretty sure the hawk isn’t injured, but just more interested in eating the crawfish and worms he finds in our backyard.  He probably is keeping the song birds away from the feeders, as I’ve seen him perched on top of the shepherd’s hooks and on the deck railing near the bird feeders.  Apparently these hawks like crawfish.