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Red-shouldered Hawk<\/h2>\n

Sometimes all I see of the Red-shouldered Hawk is a dark shadow passing over the field, sometimes, a familiar shape disappearing at the edge of vision. \u00a0She is in front of me, then behind me when I never saw her move. \u00a0Sometimes, I \u00a0turn around, and she is only feet away calm and still, \u00a0 focused on her hunt. \u00a0This morning, she let me photograph her breakfasting on a fresh, crunchy grasshopper.<\/p>\n

Here is the story. \u00a0Click on the first image to see the full-sized photos.<\/p>\n

\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Hunting for breakfast <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Got it <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Tasty grasshopper legs <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
And a wing <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Watchful eye <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Crunch, crunch <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Still hungry <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Next course? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-shouldered <\/a>
Grasshopper doom <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Waiting for Leftovers?<\/h2>\n

This impressive trio of Black Vultures perched just across the creek. \u00a0If they were wanting for leftovers from the hawk, they were disappointed! \u00a0Elders, preachers, corner loiterers, politicians…who do they remind you of?<\/p>\n

\"Black <\/a>
Black Vultures waiting for a meal <\/div> <\/div>
\"Black <\/a>
Black Vultures waiting for a meal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Black <\/a>
Black Vultures waiting for a meal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

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Red-shouldered Hawk Sometimes all I see of the Red-shouldered Hawk is a dark shadow passing over the field, sometimes, a familiar shape disappearing at the edge of vision. \u00a0She is in front of me, then behind me when I never saw her move. \u00a0Sometimes, I \u00a0turn around, and she is only feet away calm andContinue reading<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22],"tags":[11,5,31,32,30,37,218,206,355,353,352,354,6,7,357,356],"class_list":["post-2358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bastrop-lost-pines-birds","category-bastrop-lost-pines-nature","tag-bastrop-birds","tag-bastrop-tx","tag-bastrop-tx-birds","tag-bastrop-tx-lost-pines","tag-bastrop-wildlife","tag-birding-bastrop-tx","tag-birds-of-bastrop-tx","tag-birds-of-texas","tag-black-vultures","tag-hawk-eating-grasshopper","tag-hawk-eating-prey","tag-hawk-in-field","tag-lost-pines","tag-red-shouldered-hawk","tag-vulture-trio","tag-vultures-in-tree"],"yoast_head":"\nRed-shouldered Hawk's Crunchy Breakfast - 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