Other assorted birds

Still Within A Hop Of The Nest

So cute how when they first leave the nest, they spend a day or so perched within a hop or two of that nest. The nest is at the left of the photo, that is the stick with leaves I saw the male hawk bring to the nest back when they were building it.
Young Red-shouldered Hawk Branching(Buteo lineatus)

Buteo lineatushawkraptorpredatorwhite rock lakedallas texasRedShouldered Hawknestingnesthawk nestssbbabybaby hawkBaby Redshouldered Hawkbranchedbranchingyoung hawkgrowing up