Nature's Echo Birds of Prey
Red Shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Red Shoulders are very vocal, you will usually hear them before you see them. Adults have black and white striped tail feathers and vivid redish chest and "shoulder" feathers.
They prefer to live in riperian habitats - any low-lying area with a lake, creek or stream. As such, they routinely dine on crawfish, frogs and even snakes!
These hawks are very beneficial to farms and gardens. Their dining habits help reduce nusiance rodent populations - making the property a healthier place for crops and humans too!
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Barred Owl
Strix Varia
Barred Owls are famous for their classic call, often described as "who cooks for you?". But these are some of the most vocal birds in the raptor world and have as many as 70 different and distinct vocalizations!
Adults have soulful dark eyes, soft brown and white barring across their chest, and vertical streaks down their belly.
They prefer mature forests near creeks. swamps, and rivers but have adapted to wooded neighborhoods as well. These birds are cavity nesters and depend on old hollowed out trees to raise their young.
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Great horned owls are the largest owl in the Southeast. They do not build their own nests but rather take over ownership of old hawk nests.
They are also known as the Tigers of the Sky. These birds do not prefer one specific habitat over another. They can be found throughout the world - living in forests, fields, deserts, mountains and everywhere in between.
They are generalists that will generally eat anything they can catch with their large talons. These birds are one of the very few animals that routinely prey on skunks!