Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on a fence post.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Cleburne State Park Bridge near entrance, Cleburne, TX, December 28, 2021
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-6400; f/6.3; 1/2000 sec.

This page is for the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus). My first photographic evidence of the Red-shouldered Hawk was on December 28, 2021 at the Cleburne State Park, Cleburne, TX. This is also the best photo I have taken of this bird. We had just arrived at the park and were driving back to the lake when we rounded a curve and approached a bridge. On the footbridge post was this beautiful hawk just posing for us. I took many photos, drove a bit closer, took more photos, and so on. He never seemed distressed so I kept taking photographs. After I had way too many, we headed on toward the lake. This photo op was a great start to a nice day for photographs.

The following photographs show the best representative images from different dates and locations than my species representative example.

Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a small branch in a tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Fort Worth Nature Preserve River Road, Fort Worth, TX, December 30, 2021
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-500; f/7.1; 1/2000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a small branch in a tree at a far distance beyond some reeds..
Red-shouldered Hawk, Fort Worth Nature Preserve River Road, Fort Worth, TX, January 4, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/2500 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched at the top of a small tree and being harassed by an American Crow.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 17, 2022
Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-500; f/6.3; 1/3200 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a small branch in a tree.
Red-Shouldered Hawk 1, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 22, 2022
Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 483 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/4000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on a concrete culvert.
Red-shouldered Hawk 2, Village Creek, Arlington, TX, January 22, 2022
Canon EOS 5Ds R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 483 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/4000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a small branch in a tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, February 13, 2022
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-400; f/6.3; 1/2000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a small branch in a tree and preening a feather..
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 5, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-3200; f/6.3; 1/400 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk soaring over a field.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Cedar Hill State Park, Cedar Hill, TX, March 6, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-1000; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a small branch in a tree, holding up its left foot.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 12, 2022
Canon EOS 5DS R with Tamron 150-600 mm lens; 600 mm; ISO-400; f/7.1; 1/1000 sec.
Immature Red-shouldered Hawk perched at the top of a tree looking over its right shoulder.
Red-shouldered Hawk – Immature, North Holiday Park, Benbrook, TX, March 26, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-250; f/7.1; 1/800 sec.
Immature Red-shouldered Hawk perched in a tree calling.
Red-shouldered Hawk immature, Clear Fork Trinity River and Bellaire, Fort Worth, TX, April 3, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-640; f/8; 1/250 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a tree limb.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, April 15, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-1600; f/7.1; 1/500 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk soaring high in the sky.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Tecolote Canyon Trail, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk soaring overhead and calling.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, June 18, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/3200 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched in a dead tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, June 18, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Red0shouldered Hawk in a dead tree crouched in defense posture as its sibling hawk flies overhead out of the frame.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, June 18, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-500; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Young Red-shouldered Hawk perched near the top of a tree calling to other hawks.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, June 25, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk soaring overhead with a clear blue sky.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Sequoyah NWR, Vian, OK, September 12, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-250; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a limb of a dead tree and looking down toward the ground.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, October 1, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched high up in a tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, December 17, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/640 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk on a large tree lamb with a rat in its right talons.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, December 17, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/640 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk soaring overhead.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, January 7, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 661 mm; ISO-250; f/10; 1/500 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on its nest deep in a tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 11, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-125; f/10; 1/250 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched on a large branch near the top of a tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, March 25, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/10; 1/160 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk soaring high overhead.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Acton Nature Center, Acton, TX, March 26, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 2.0x Teleconverter; 1000 mm; ISO-800; f/14; 1/1250 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk bringing what looks like a young frog to her babies. One of the chicks has its head poking out above the nest.
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX May 21, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/11; 1/500 sec. -0.7 exposure bias.
Red-shouldered Hawk flying overhead nearby.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, September 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 631 mm; ISO-800; f/10; 1/250 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk perched near the top of a dead tree.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Hagerman NWR, Sherman, TX, December 26, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-200; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Oak Point Park, Plano, TX, January 21, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1250; f/10; 1/800 sec.