Buteo lineatus

Red-shouldered Hawk at Picayune State Forest accessed via Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Copeland, Florida USA

I struggled to get the lens to focus (automatically) on the birds and not the branch
as you can see. The next 22 seconds were the highlight of my trip to Big Cypress National
Preserve and Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park on this day. I saw no evidence
of nests in the immediate vicinity. This image is heavily cropped.