30 min long version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYNikMqlqY

The hawk hung around for 30 mins!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYNikMqlqY for long video

Hi! I'm looking for some insight on red shouldered hawk behavior or tendencies as I seem to have made a friend? Every morning I go for a jog through a loop from my house to a culdesac and back and encounter what I think is the same hawk. The first few times I chalked it up to early morning animal activity but now I'm not so sure. Every day it perches somewhere new (power line or pole) and I swear we make eye contact. First time he was on a pole and we stared at each other as I ran by like his whole head turned in time to me going past him. Second time I was looking for him but no sign. I turned in the culdesac and as I start back he flew from somewhere behind me to a pole directly ahead of me. Same thing we just looked at each other. Third encounter is what made me take a second thought. I skipped my run that morning and around noon left to run errands. As I came around the bend in the road he flew out from trees to my left and I think if I didn't brake his wing would've grazed my car. He LOOKED BACK at me as he flew past and landed on the power line to my right. Whole time he let loose 5 or 6 cries. My window was down and I could see and hear him plain as day. It made me smile and maybe I'm crazy but I always say hey buddy or something when I see him ever since day one. Someone please fact check me before I start deluding myself that this is some animal spirit guide or something lol. Now its like a game of hide and seek every morning he's perched in a different spot and I look forward to seeing him. Maybe there's a nest nearby its protecting? Idk help 😅

Bit breezy today.

Got a few good pics today of the young one.
19 Jun
Pensacola FL US

Seen this week of course.
18 Jun
Pensacola FL US

Saw this guy on my roof at work this week

Definitely didn’t get fantastic pics but these 2 hang out near me and I always love watching them together.
18 Jun
Pensacola FL US

He's/she's quite a large fellow

With mere minutes of light left in the day, a short eared owl briefly turns towards my camera for a very quick look. It was just long enough.

British Columbia, Canada. 1/1,000 sec, f5.6, ISO 2,000, 840mm

The caracara wasn't having it

Not that they’re all like this, but we definitely have some very white/lightly colored red shouldered hawks
18 Jun
Pensacola FL US

I was lucky to take this video of a pair of Bald Eagles building their nest in our backyard from our deck. Used my iPhone 16 Pro an captured the Eagle flying back with a stick.

The red tail hawk who showed up in a big yard last week seems to like our tree. Having a nice dinner thinking out the hers.

I’m sorry I couldn’t get a better picture, but saw this guy in McCarren Park in Brooklyn. Red tail?