Taken at the Aviary in Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Preserve's Aviary houses birds of prey that have taken permanent injuries that prevent them from living safely in the wild. I took this picture through an opening in the cage, which houses two red-tail hawks.
One of the largest and most common of hawks, [the red-tail hawk] is often seen soaring or perched in a tree searching for prey. Red-tailed hawks vary considerably in color, but most adults are brown with a read tail. A band of dark streak forms a belt across the white belly. Rodents and rabbits are its main diet, along with birds, snakes, and lizards.Other birds in the small aviary include a bald eagle, turkey vulture, barred owl, and two very cute little Eastern screech owls.
Welcome to my first Camera Critters post!
This photo concludes my Boyd Hill photo series, at least, for this week. :)
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wonderful back view shot, love its feather color.
ReplyDeleteThe Hawks are awesome birds to see. Your photo does show the red tail. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous, impressive bird!
ReplyDeleteThey really do have beautiful red tails! Magnificent critter!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteMy first Camera Critters entry can be found here
Thanks, chubs. :D
ReplyDeleteWelcome to CC! Your pigeon friend was a perfect candidate for your first CC post. :mrgreen:
They truly are! I've never seen one up close before. There were two of them in the cage. They were quite magnificent, indeed!
ReplyDeleteI adore the photo you took of your grandson at the water yard!