Fun Friday: The Neighborhood Just Got Louder

By James Braswell | Published April 14, 2017

Last weekend I was working just outside my walkout basement door when I heard a lot of loud, excruciating screeches coming from my back yard. Walking around the corner, I spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk circling over the woodland. Hearing one of these hawks is not atypical; a pair has been nesting in my neighbor’s yard […]

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Close Encounter From the Kayak

By James Braswell | Published March 8, 2015

While on a kayak outing a few years ago, I ran across this juvenile Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). Normally, it is quite difficult to approach this species, but sitting low in the water in the kayak, I was not seen as a threat. Here are a few of the many images I captured of this […]

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An Accepting Young Red-tail

By James Braswell | Published October 23, 2014

After I completed my kayak on Tuesday morning, I loaded up the kayak and headed to the nearby natural prairie for a quick hike around the upper meadow. Upon completing that, I began the drive back to my rural home. Since the kayak area was on the way, I made a short detour to drive […]

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A Thing of Beauty

By James Braswell | Published October 20, 2014

During my kayak outings over the past few mornings, I have consistently run into a pair of juvenile hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) I believe (if I’m wrong on the ID, please let me know). Their regular activity has been for one of the hawks to fly into a dead tree, closely followed by the […]

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Fun Friday: Got Mice? Use a Natural Exterminator!

By James Braswell | Published May 9, 2014

Over the past few months, I’ve featured several posts on the wonderful Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). But yesterday morning, I was treated to a wonderful sight on my covered front porch at home. While looking out the window, our Red-shouldered Hawk flew onto the railing that goes around the porch. Although not a common sight, […]

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Myakka’s Red-shouldered Hawks

By James Braswell | Published January 19, 2014

During my recent visit to Myakka River State Park, in west-central Florida, I was pleasantly surprised to be able to walk outside my cabin and photograph a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks, sitting among the cabbage palms. As all my past experiences, this pair of hawks was not at all afraid of me, allowing me to […]

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