Saturday, July 06, 2019

Creature Feature: Covered Parking for Red Shouldered Hawk

This hawk (Buteo lineatus) made a clever choice of nesting site underneath a roofed shed. Reston, VA is in the DC suburbs--not a place you expect a hawk to nest. The fact is that wildlife is running out of wild, so some choose to co-habitate with man. The next time you see wildlife in your neighborhood, don't panic and call the exterminators, just enjoy the gift and return it with tolerance. Can you spot the hawk in this frame?