Red Shouldered Hawks

Watching Like A Hawk! - I wonder where that expression came from? A collection of regal Red-Shouldered Hawks I've filmed over the past few months doing what they do best - Watching! Red Shouldered Hawks in Florida are generally pretty approachable and tolerant of annoying people when they are trying to hunt.
Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
The Red-shouldered Hawk is one of the most beautiful and
distinctively marked hawks in North America. Adults are
barred with rusty-red on the underparts and have bright
rufous shoulders. Their underparts are dark brown, and
the tail is black with 4 or 5 narrow white bands. When in
flight, pale crescents in the wings are visible from below.
They breed from northern California south to Baja, in the
Midwestern United States east to New Brunswick; and
south to the Florida Keys and Texas.
Habitat. In Florida, Red-Shouldered Hawks nest in a
wide variety of woodland habitats, but they are
particularly identified with cypress swamps and river
bottomlands. It most frequently still-hunts from a
relatively low, inconspicuous perch but may also forage
from a low, coursing flight . Its diet is characterized by sluggish, easily captured animals, such as toads, frogs, snakes, rodents,
and small birds and their nestlings. Typical nest sites are located in large mature trees with good canopy cover. A bulky well-built nest is usually placed a little more than halfway up the tree in a major fork. Usually two whitish eggs marked with brown are laid and incubated for
approximately 33 days. The young birds fledge at 40 to 45 days of age.
Seasonal Occurrence. In Florida, Red-shouldered Hawks breed from January through May. Most birds reside in Florida, but the states' population is augmented in September and October by fall migrants from northern states.
Status. Two of the 5 subspecies of the Red-shouldered Hawk breed in Florida: B. l. alleni of the Panhandle and
peninsula south to Lake Okeechobee, and the smaller and paler B. l. extimus of south Florida and the Keys.
The Red-shouldered Hawk is probably the most numerous and widely distributed breeding hawk in Florida. Pair
are quite noticeable as they circle above their territories, incessantly crying "kee-yar kee-yar," and intermittent
performing undulating sky-dances.
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[@violina48]

Beautiful, impressive birds BB!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thanks Anne!
BB

[@sapwildlifenaturephotograp6254]

Beautiful

[@garywebb8086]

I have a nesting pair very close to my place. All the squirrels freak out as do the blue jays.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Surprisingly I have never had hawks nesting close, it is said they prefer dense canopy deciduous trees and ours are all pines.

[@garywebb8086]

MyBackyardBirding I live in central Pinellas County. It isn't as densely populated as Clearwater or St Pete but there is plenty of food for them; squirrels, birds, fish, feral cats.

[@spooki7044]

MyBackyardBirding I live in a pine forest and I believe we’ve also got a pair nearby

[@temp24Lno5]

I see a very light colored hawk as well as the dark one. Is one the female and the other, the male? I have a Cooper's hawk hanging around my feeders but have never seen these ones here in Quebec, but as you say, apparently only north to New Brunswick. Nice slo mo and great filming all over.
Joan

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thanks Joan, In Florida there is a pale version of the Red Shouldered sometimes its hard to tell unless you see the barred tail feathers but the Red shouldered while beautiful is the most common hawk down here.

[@temp24Lno5]

Thanks for the info.
Joan

[@AnimalBro]

I dont think that one at 6:01 is a red shouldederd

[@MyBackyardBirding]

The only other possibility is Red Tailed Hawk, but I think this one is red shouldered.

[@Crappler1989]

Maybe a Cooper?

[@glokk40spoz]

It's a juvenile red shouldered hawk

This is a great footage and it would be worthwhile to know if this hawk tolerates drones. In case these hawks tolerate drones (small and silent ones) one could get much more details of their breeding behavior and hunting behavior.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Interesting idea!

[@AnimalBro]

Thats not a coopers it might be a broad winged or something
i don know

[@AspirantSage]

What camera did you use to record???