August 9, 2017

Location: Fellsmere, Goodwin Wildlife Management Area

I am a Red-shouldered Hawk,
An example typical of the Florida race.
I'm a little bit smaller than the northern hawks,
And a bit more pale on my tummy and face.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Red-shouldered Hawk (scroll through the pictures at the bottom of this page to see the very wide variations in color.)


Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson