red-shoulder hawk

Here is my little friend who frequently visits my backyard. Swoops in and out and never gets anything that I see. One day he was close. Chased a fledgling around the oak tree while it screamed for its mother. Round and round the tree they went. Little fledgling gave the hawk quite a run for his money but then I took over. Big guy wasn't expecting me. All I had to do was walk toward the tree and the hawk flew away. I can't watch that stuff in my yard when I'm trying to relax in my lounger, and he knows that! This hawk will have to take it to someone else's yard. I just love this big guy though. Isn't he just a beauty?