Last Friday when I was out at Huntley Meadows, I saw an interesting aerial display. There were 2 Red-shouldered Hawks out doing a type of mating flight. As I was getting close, I heard a "kee-ahh" call over and over. I saw the 2 Red-shouldered hawks gaining altitude and then the male would fly down at the female. They did this over and over. The interesting thing was that the male did this will carrying nesting materials at the same time.
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Great photos of the in-flight displays of the Hawks.
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos of Hawks in action. Well captured.
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What a cool sight to watch. Great photos. I loved Huntley Meadows, it is a wonderful place to bird.
ReplyDeleteGreat action shots!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures of their behaviour Steve.
ReplyDeleteJust shows he is really committed and would be a good capture for a female looking for task-sharing male!
ReplyDeleteLovely flight images.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of the RSH carrying nest materials!
ReplyDeletehow wonderful to be able to witness this behavior!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I have started to see some of this behavior in Michigan. It seems the dance has begun!
ReplyDeleteYOU got some gorgerous shots of the hawks--I saw 2 male mallards practicing on each other at the duck pond the other day so its the crazy season for them I guess hormones on a rampage!
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