March 29, 2018

Location: Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

I'm known as a Red-Shouldered Hawk.
I belong to the Florida race;
I'm a bit smaller than northern hawks are,
And I'm nearly white on my tummy and face.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Red-shouldered Hawk (scroll to Regional Differences section.)

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson