[Length 20 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Harris's Hawk was photographed at the Santa Ana NWR Christmas Bird Count, Alamo, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: December 21, 2013)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Harris's Hawk was photographed at Cayo del Grullo region, Riviera, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: December 29, 2016)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Harris's Hawk was photographed at Martin Refuge Ranch, La Joya, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 12, 2017)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Harris's Hawk was photographed at Martin Refuge Ranch, La Joya, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 12, 2017)

[Length 20 in. Wingspan 42 in.]

This Harris's Hawk was photographed at Martin Refuge Ranch, La Joya, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 12, 2017)

[Length 15 (Male) to 19 (Female) in. Wingspan 37 (M) to 42 (F) in.]

This "Eastern" Red-shouldered Hawk was photographed during fall migration soaring over the Hawk Mountain Hawk Watch in eastern Pennsylvania, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 15 (Male) to 19 (Female) in. Wingspan 37 (M) to 42 (F) in.]

Red-shouldered Hawks are common breeding birds of wet forests and swamps throughout the eastern US and coastal California. They get their name from their reddish shoulder patches. Red-shouldered Hawks feed primarily on snakes and frogs, although they are opportunistic, and will also eat insects and small mammals. They often hunt from a low perch, which allows them to quickly drop down onto their prey. The Red-shouldered's call is an unmistakable loud "KEE-YEER" which often announces its presence long before it is seen. This bird was photographed at the Audubon Society's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Fort Meyers, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1991)

[Length 15 (Male) to 19 (Female) in. Wingspan 37 (M) to 42 (F) in.]

This "Southern Florida" Red-shouldered Hawk was photographed perched on a sign in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1982)