The Red-shouldered Stoop

It’s not summer yet. Heck, it’s not even spring yet, but the local Red-shouldered Hawks are certainly thinking about the seasons in front of them. The fine weather of the previous week brought out the red-shoulders in numbers, and they were definitely in an amorous state of mind, soaring over the Wetlands, talons dangling below them. Their aerial displays and loud, constant vocalizations could hardly be missed by any earthbound humans below. There were a few Red-tailed Hawks about too.Read more