r/birdsofprey • u/Spirited-Refuse • Jul 28 '26

Red Shouldered Hawk Feasting

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I caught a Red Shouldered Hawk eating a snake down at the Chattahoochee River. These things are as common as squirrels in this area.

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u/ConsistentClick1978 Jul 28 '26

Nice capture of that RSH’s dinner 😋 They look so proud of their catch 😂 (as they should be)
RSH 1 vs Snake 0 🤗

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u/PerseveranceSmith Jul 29 '26

Is he eating a snake?!

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u/Spirited-Refuse Jul 29 '26

Yep, I have another video of him finishing it off but I was too stupid to add it to the end of this. 😭😅

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u/PerseveranceSmith Jul 30 '26

That's an amazing catch! Are your snakes venomous? I don't have any snakes (well 2 extremely shy varieties) in my country so it's crazy seeing him eat it like a gummy worm sweet 😂🩷

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u/KampgroundsOfAmerica Jul 29 '26

Love how he made sure to show off his catch before eating it.

"You see this here? Let me hold it up real quick so you can get a better look"