This hawk appeared by surprise this afternoon. I’m not sure but it could be an immature Red-shouldered Hawk based on the bird books we have. It has perched itself high and low in a number of trees. Small birds continue to visit the bird feeders and a squirrel ran across the snow right in front of it – go figure? It came close to the house perching on the top of the umbrella no more than 10 ft. from the house. The hawk tried to attack our Cockatiel, which is caged just inside the glass door by the umbrella. The Cockatiel, called Balkie, really didn’t like the attention.
Woah, crazy close to the house. Good pic!
Yes, it was not camera shy or afraid of me at all. Balkie was going nuts when the hawk was flying into the glass door by his cage.