HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
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Taken at Myakka River State Park, Florida.
This beautiful hawk was perched just a few feet from the ground in a marshy clearing keeping a watchful look out for it's usual prey which includes small mammals, lizards, snakes, frogs, crayfish and insects.
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Red Shouldered hawk taking a few bites of catfish before taking it to the nest for the family. Taken at Corkscrew watershed area.
Back from our recent trip to Florida where we caught up with our friends Mark and Linda and enjoyed a few visits to the Circle B Bar Reserve.
Here are a couple of Red-shouldered Hawks taking time out in the shade during a very sunny and hot afternoon.
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SAPA - 146 pose set
Volkstone - Kaz hairbase
Volkstone - Vito Facial Hair
::GB:: - Shoulder off jacket
::GB:: - Layered sweatpants arrows
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Was chatting with a friend when this red shoulder hawk stopped by for a rest and as per usual the camera wasn't far from my reach.
The Black-shouldered Kite is monogamous unless its mate dies. In the event of a partner dying it will seek out a new mate.
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I had to wait awhile, trying to detect any sign of intention as this hawk sat on a snag, surveying its surroundings. I didn't have a tripod so I couldn't just stay focused on him. The wait paid off as I got this power turn shot. Thanks for checking it out.
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at 80 to 128 km/h (50 to 80 mph) with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being 93 and 98 km/h (58 and 61 mph), and as such has several adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs and a long tail. It typically reaches 67–94 cm (26–37 in) at the shoulder, and the head-and-body length is between 1.1 and 1.5 m (3.6 and 4.9 ft). Adults weigh between 20 and 65 kg (44 and 143 lb). Its head is small, rounded, and has a short snout and black tear-like facial streaks. The coat is typically tawny to creamy white or pale buff and is mostly covered with evenly spaced, solid black spots. Four subspecies are recognised.
More gregarious than many other cats, the cheetah has three main social groups—females and their cubs, male "coalitions" and solitary males. While females lead a nomadic life searching for prey in large home ranges, males are more sedentary and may instead establish much smaller territories in areas with plentiful prey and access to females.
The cheetah is active mainly during the day and hunting is its major preoccupation, with peaks during dawn and dusk. It feeds on small- to medium-sized prey, mostly weighing under 40 kg (88 lb), and prefers medium-sized ungulates such as impala, springbok and Thomson's gazelles.
The cheetah occurs in a variety of habitats such as savannahs in the Serengeti, arid mountain ranges in the Sahara and hilly desert terrain in Iran. The cheetah is threatened by several factors such as habitat loss, conflict with humans, poaching and high susceptibility to diseases. Earlier ranging throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa and extending eastward into the Middle East up to the Indian subcontinent, the cheetah is now distributed mainly in small, fragmented populations in central Iran and southern, eastern and northwestern Africa. In 2016, the global cheetah population was estimated at around 7,100 individuals in the wild; it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. In the past, cheetahs used to be tamed and trained for hunting ungulates. They have been widely depicted in art, literature, advertising, and animation.
Wikipedia: The white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in southern China and northern Vietnam; it winters in Southeast Asia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-shouldered_starling
Conservation status: Least Concern
It was great to see the pair of Black-shouldered Kites back in the Sneydes Rd area this morning. I observed them collecting nesting material again.
I will be back later to catch up - got to run for now.
This is the second image I managed to get of this hawk taking off into the wind against me. Sometimes you get lucky and they give you an opportunity even when conditions aren't right. Peaceful Waters Sanctuary
Pasco County, Florida
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Photographed at Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Florida.
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KITE - Head Ellyfant RARE @ The Guardians event.
KITE - Shoulder Ellyfant RARE @ The Guardians event.
AD - enja - LIGHT BROWNS
*LODE* Head Accessory - Eden [white] RARE
ISON - faye silk slip
(Panthera pardus pardus) B28I9513 Masai Mara East - Kenya
Looking back over my shoulder
I can see that look in your eye
I never dreamed it could be over
I never wanted to say goodbye
Looking back over my shoulder
With an aching deep in my heart
I wish that we were starting over
Oh instead of drifting so far apart
Mike and the mechanics - Voice : Paul Carrack (Squeeze) - Guitar : Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
I love this song
Whether wheeling over a swamp forest or whistling plaintively from a riverine park, a Red-shouldered Hawk is typically a sign of tall woods and water. It’s one of our most distinctively marked common hawks, with barred reddish-peachy underparts and a strongly banded tail. In flight, translucent crescents near the wingtips help to identify the species at a distance. These forest hawks hunt prey ranging from mice to frogs and snakes.
south meadows trail. i think you can see feathers stuck to its beak from its last meal.
i saw this beast a few days ago--drove right by it, but when I got out of the car, it flew to a higher perch.
yesterday, i realized it wasn't afraid of my car, so i just rolled up to it, rolled down the window and started blasting.
Red-Shouldered Hawk ~ (Buteo Lineautus)
A young Red-Shouldered Hawk powerfully launches from its perch. We have had so much rain lately, it was nice to get outside with the camera after a few weeks.
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Taken at Lana (Now Closed)
"I'm tired..." She said, sliding down on the ground, hovering over to rest, her hair cascading down over her face.
A wet nose poked her forehead till she felt warm furs caressing her chest. Her arms wrapped around tight, face pressing into the softness and comfort. A sigh of relief escaped her lips.
"What benefit does fighting bring you anyway?" The lone one asked.
She took a moment to think of that question. "Validation? Answers? Truths?" She shrugged her shoulders. "Justice..." she whispered.
"And when you win, is it worth it?"
"Sometimes..." she admitted. "Other times I just accept...defeat."
[16:37] Zack Kaul: HI :) your one picture called defeat made me think of a poem by that name www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8taOWjVbc
P.S. Really loved the poem Zack shared so I'm sharing it too!
Very rare and very localized in the spiny forest, it was described for the first time in 1997.
It is classified as vulnerable
La Table - Toliara - Madagascar
I photographed this beauty early this morning in the rain 2/27/21. It was across the street from my house in Pasadena, MD. I'm pretty sure that it is a Red-shoulder Hawk. Unfortunately, due to the terrible light conditions I had to use a higher ISO setting than I normally would. Which means there's more noise than I am happy with.