Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)




This was the only bird we saw on our trip to Calloway Forest and unfortunately these hawks prey primarily on smaller bird species which means it may have killed a red cockaded woodpecker or two. These hawks are fly with great agility through dense forests in order to surprise their prey, unlike many birds of prey they they don't swoop down from a great height.


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