I don't see Red-shouldered Hawks very often, and it's even more rare for me to have this view when I do - looking down on the bird in full flight. These guys are stocky little forest buteos with short broad wings. I've seen them hunting from perches near water, swooping down to catch little amphibians and mammals.
The Bible suggests it's better to watch them than eat them.
Yeah. No kidding.
Deuteronomy 14:11-18 - You may eat any ritually clean bird. These are the exceptions, so don’t eat these: eagle, vulture, black vulture, kite, falcon, the buzzard family, the raven family, ostrich, nighthawk, the hawk family, little owl, great owl, white owl, pelican, osprey, cormorant, stork, the heron family, hoopoe, bat.
Wow! This is a fabulous shot! And I must admit, I have not taken note of the biblical admonition to skip eating hawks...good to know going forward. (: Your blog is the most outstanding one on the web. I mean that.
Posted by: Becky Hunter | December 31, 2012 at 06:18 AM