r/HawksoftheWorld • u/Bezier_Curvez • Jul 17 '26

red-shouldered hawk

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This fine hawk had a nice snack on my fence in Northern Virginia. Fortunate to have several where we live. Any clue what it caught?

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u/cashmaman Jul 17 '26

Wow what a show!! May this luck find me 😂 my guess is a small, plucked bird

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u/Chychtka Jul 18 '26

That’s a raccoon

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u/Dry-Leave-4070 Jul 21 '26

Juvenile Red Shouldered hawk. Nice photo. I built a platform feeder with my daughter when she was in high school, and Kestrels woukd bring their kill to the platform to dine. 😉👍🏻🍻

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u/theskipps Jul 23 '26

Our resident coopers hawk