Myakka River State Park – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Perched Red-shouldered Hawk adult at Myakka River State Park

By Mia McPherson|October 31st, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Myakka River State Park, Red-shouldered Hawks, Sarasota County|Tags: adult, air plants, birds of prey, branch, Buteo lineatus, forest, hardwood forest swamp, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Florida, lichen, moss, oak hammock, perched, raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, Spanish Moss, tillandsia, trees|

Back in early 2009 I was wandering with some friends in a hammock at Myakka River State Park, Florida when we came across this Red-shouldered Hawk.

International Vulture Awareness Day

By Mia McPherson|September 5th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Black Vultures, Box Elder County, Florida, Myakka River State Park, Pinellas County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: Black Vulture, Cathartes aura, Coragyps atratus, International Vulture Awareness Day, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures|

Sure, vultures aren't are handsome as Bald Eagles but they do serve an ecological function of cleaning up carrion so in essence they are nature's recyclers.

Red-shouldered Hawk at Myakka River State Park, Florida

By Mia McPherson|March 24th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Myakka River State Park, Red-shouldered Hawks, Sarasota County|Tags: adult, birds of prey, branch, Buteo lineatus, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Florida, lift off, perched, raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, sky, swamp, tree, winter|

In January of 2009 I went to Myakka River State Park with three of my bird photography friends and the raptor highlight of the day was this Red-shouldered Hawk.