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The red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. Red-shouldered hawks are permanent residents throughout most of their range, though northern birds do migrate, mostly to central Mexico. The main conservation threat to the widespread species is deforestation.
Males are 38 to 58 cm (15 to 23 in) long and weigh on average 550 g (1.21 lb). Females are slightly larger at 47 to 61 cm (19 to 24 in) in length and a mean weight of 700 g (1.5 lb). The wingspan can range from 90 to 127 cm (35 to 50 in). Adult birds can vary in mass from 460 to 930 g (1.01 to 2.05 lb). Among standard measurements, the wing bone is 28–35 cm (11–14 in) long, the tail is 16–24 cm (6.3–9.4 in) long and the tarsus is 7.5–9 cm (3.0–3.5 in).[6] Adults have brownish heads, reddish chests, and pale bellies with reddish bars. Their tails, which are quite long by Buteo standards, are marked with narrow white bars. Red "shoulders" are visible when the birds are perched. These hawks' upper parts are dark with pale spots and they have long yellow legs. Western birds may appear more red, while Florida birds are generally paler. The wings of adults are more heavily barred on the upper side. Juvenile red-shouldered hawks are most likely to be confused with juvenile broad-winged hawks, but can be distinguished by their long tails, crescent-like wing markings, and a more flapping, Accipiter-like flight style. In direct comparison, it is typically larger and longer proportioned than the Broad-wing, though is slightly smaller and more slender than most other common North American Buteos. This bird is sometimes also confused with the widespread red-tailed hawk. That species is larger and bulkier, with more even-sized, broad wings and is paler underneath, with a reddish tail often apparent. The Red-tail is also more likely to soar steadily, with wings in a slight dihedral.
California.
A Yellowfin Goby meeting its fate as prey for a Black-crowned Night Heron.
MLK Shoreline RP< Oakland, CA
An interesting scene...the lacewing larva eating the dead spider. Maybe a bark lice larva under the spider?
When I moved to shot her bottom, she fled higher into her web, hence the small photo despite its a macro lense. Very uncooperative, with strange marking that brought to mind my favorite horror alien, Predator.
Spain, Air Force, Ala23, 233sqn, General Atomics MQ-9 Predator-B, reg NR.05-01, Inventory number 10211, sqn marks 233-01, seen during Ala23 spotterday at Talavera la Realairbase (LEBZ)
Spain, Air Force, Ala23, 233sqn, General Atomics MQ-9 Predator-B, reg NR.05-01, Inventory number 10211, sqn marks 233-01, seen during Ala23 spotterday at Talavera la Realairbase (LEBZ)
Another one of her favorite games, climbing on the valnut tree. This posture remindes me of big predators.
Inspired by the 1991 "Batman versus Predator"
comic book crossover featuring a duel between the Dark Knight and the creature from the Predator film.
Forest Diorama by GeeWhiz Customs
Another photo of our cat trying to be a predator behind the window glass.
This photo was taken using an M.Zuiko 40-150 Pro lens @40mm.
Not many predators are as beautiful as these.
(I tried a get a good composition with this relaxed cheetah, to get the curve of his body run from corner to corner and his face resting on this curve. He didn't disappoint me =)
I was in the yard trying to photograph some squirrels that live in my owl box when all of the birds scattered. I saw the hawk in a tree and watched as it charged into a large pine after the dove. I was amazed at the speed of the attack.
The PFC just came to me in the last couples of days, and of course i had to create it! And then i saw it would fit alongside the Predator Prowler Gunship www.flickr.com/photos/133195951@N07/22046232684/in/dateta... as a command wehicle of some sorts, eventualy as a electronics warfare support and squadron leader.
It is a very satisfying build where the details and solutions i have acquired creates and overall integrated design.
The PFC will be part of a small display, eventually.
Comment are more than welcome, thank you.
Enjoy!
Predator-class fighters were produced by Sienar Fleet Systems and used by the Fel Empire during the Sith-Imperial War and Second Imperial Civil War.
This class of a fighter is considered a successor to the famous TIE/IN interceptor. Equipped with hyperdrive and a deflector shield, TIE Predator is a marvel of engineering in a galaxy far far away.
One the greatest mistakes that we can make in life is to place our fear above the love of others. We respond to statements of our beauty with accusations of our ugliness, as if our admirers themselves are to blame for our lack of self-love. We respond to compliments of our high points with reminders of our failings, as if our mission is to cut ourselves down to scale. These are not signs of humility, they are symptoms of self-hate. We refuse to be loved as much as we are. We wrap ourselves around our faults in a parasitic relationship, reminding everyone we know about all that we are missing. You can see it so easily in the people you meet. They are the ones that talk about their flaws in a first conversation, desperate to point them out before you can. They will never again be insulted by a stranger. Arming their tongues for a pre-emptive strike, they will do everything they can to destroy themselves first. Nobody wants to get hurt, but that's no reason to hurt others for thinking highly of you. It's hard enough to love as it is.
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-Just like the first one I can't think of a title awesome enough to suit it...
So there is secretly a cabin somewhere behind me, I had found the spot earlier and had to return as there was a car of people with small children parked there. Luckily when I went back they were inside the cabin or in a part of the yard that was blocked from my tree. As far as I know I didn't end up scaring anybody. Photos are risky (risqué?) business.