AirBnB Birding! I pick our locations with care. Down here in Fort Myers we have a beautiful spot well off the main drag. Our rental is the upper floor of a nice home, and there is a wrap around balcony / covered deck (around the entire house). Early on in our stay I realized there was a pair of Red-Shouldered Hawks that were getting ready to nest in the yard. Although I had some nice photographs of the male hunting for food, this afternoon at “happy hour” I managed to capture the happy couple! The female is on your right, and is the bigger of the two hawks. Females raptors are commonly bigger than their male counterparts.

Three years ago in Tucson at our AirBnB we had a nesting pair of Western Screech Owls, and Gambels Quail which would entertain us at happy hour. I know how to choose our AirBnB’s. We head back to this spot in April!

Red-Shouldered Hawks … The Happy Couple

The Female

The Male