Thursday, April 14, 2011

Yucky but exciting!

Okay, if you don't want to see a hawk on deer carcass, then please look away from my page ASAP! If you don't mind, then look below to see my beautiful hawk. I'm just not sure what kind it is - a Broad-Winged? A little help from my birdy peanut gallery would be nice! :-)





18 comments:

Ruth Hiebert said...

Sorry I can't help you with the ID,bit it is a good picture.

Wall-to-wall books said...

EWWWW, nice one Shelley!

Ginnymo said...

Great picture Shelly! He looks like a Red Shouldered Hawk.

Connie said...

I'm clueless as to what kind it is, but you got a great picture, Shelley! :)

holdingmoments said...

Nature being nature. Good capture Shelley.

Elaine said...

Yucky, but all part of nature, and a good photo.

Anonymous said...

I don't have a clue about which type he might be...other than hungry hawk. You were in the right place at the right time!

troutbirder said...

Red Shoulder all right. I think I saw that very one in Corkscrew Audobon in Florida last February. He told me he was definitely thinking of beautiful Michigan for the summer. :)

Unknown said...

Cool. I just think of this a another bird feeder..... :)

Montanagirl said...

Don't really know what kind of hawk it is, but it's a good photo, capturing nature at its best.

Carole Barkett said...

great shot for sure and exciting

NCmountainwoman said...

Great shot. The hawk seems to look right at you.

Kathy said...

Definitely a Red Shouldered Hawk!
My husband and I monitored a nest site for several years and have gotten to know them well!

You're right, they are beautiful with all of those black & white stripes down their back, reddish brown chest and of course...their hawk eyes boring down on you!

Great pic!
Kathy
Birdingrvers.com

Chris said...

That's a good nature shot, but I'm not on the good side of the Atlantic to help you with the ID ;-)

Samuel said...

It is a Red-shouldered Hawk. I have one nesting near my yard!

Janice K said...

Pretty amazing how well the hawk blends into the background. You have to look twice to see it.

The Doggie Chef said...

It does look like the pictures of red-shouldered hawks posted online, but I wonder if it's a younger one since it's coloring seems a bit spotty and light. Thanks for such great photos!

Knatolee said...

Wow, what a great shot!