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I ask you: Is this fair? Can you spot the bird of prey?

Talk about camouflage, if you were a mouse crawling through the leaves how could you possibly see this red-shouldered hawk perched above you?

I'm surprised I spotted it, my eyes are not that much better than a mouse's. They are bigger but they're older. I just happened to notice the brick-red Buteo fly into the trees. I also know that red-shoulders like to frequent woods near water and there was a small creek flowing below the perched raptor.

For more information about hawks, I'll be teaching a workshop on "Identifying Birds of Prey" next week on Thursday, January 13 (Noon to 1:30 p.m.) at Wilderness Wildlife Week in Pigeon Forge. The program is free.

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