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This medium sized buteo is aptly named. The Red-shouldered Hawk is a fairly common hawk in the eastern half of the US and are found near wet forests. They are also found along the California coast into Baja California.

These very active waders can be mistaken for their smaller cousins, Little Blue Herons. The shaggy rust-colored neck feathers are a good field mark since the Little Blue’s neck is noticeably less shaggy and purplish in color. While Little Blue Herons and other waders stalk their prey fish, Reddish Egrets will run around, kicking upContinue reading “Snapshot: Reddish Egret”