Our Red Shouldered Hawks
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Some Red Shouldered Hawks moved into our neighborhood,
They hang around in our yard hunting squirrels like they should,
I have put up my squirrel trap for as long as they hang around.
They appear to be the best squirrel deterrents that I have found.
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Our Red Shouldered Hawks
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We noticed first that the squirrels in our neighborhood disappeared,
This seemed strange that all of our squirrels had been cleared.
We thought our new neighbors were shooting them with a pellet gun.
We were happy they were gone as we just had not seen a one.
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We went to Woolaroc last week with our grandkids just for fun.
When we returned, we parked the Chevy Van out front in the sun.
As we drove up, we could see a big bird sitting on our balcony,
So Kristi slipped up very close and got a picture for us all to see.
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Woolaroc fun stuff.
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We googled the bird from the picture and we found it to be,
A Red Shouldered Hawk that was just so very beautiful to see.
We wondered if the hawk was just passing by on a long trip,
Or if she was here with a mate, making a nest home on our strip.
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The Kristi close up picture.
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We looked around some more and saw she did have a mate,
Who was a darker red and more brilliant than his lady hawk date.
They made a beautiful couple sitting together on that bare branch,
We almost felt like we lived out in the country on a big ole ranch.
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.The pair of Red Shouldered Hawks.
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We watched and the Hawks were there each day for a week,
So they likely have a nest near our home as squirrels they seek.
They watch each day for squirrels from the tops of our tall trees,
Looking for movement all around of those little squirrel knees.
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Looking for squirrels from high in our tree.
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While they sit up there in those trees looking all around the ground,
We hear them calling speeerow, speeerow, speeerow all around,
In a very high pitched squeal, as if they were calling “sparrows,”
To supplement their squirrel diet with a little spice like habanero.
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Scouting around from our sugar maple tree.
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I’ve learned that speeerow whistle call that he does in threes,
So I have been talking to him in the early morning in the trees,
He answers me back, but I think him I do often tend to confuse,
As he thinks there’s another lady hawk trying to light his fuse.
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.Speeerow, Speeerow, Speeerow , I’m calling to you Ralph
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We think those two Red Hawks may be nesting in our own attic,
Using an old squirrel hole as the entrance for their easy access.
We welcome them here as they keep the squirrels out of there.
Since they’ve been around, we haven’t seen a squirrel anywhere.
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I have not seen our Hawks catch a squirrel with their long talons.
But I watch each day hoping that they catch a fuzz tailed felon.
And eat him there on the spot pulling that tender squirrel meat apart.
This would be awesome to see to the end from the very start.
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We call the male hawk Ralph Red Shoulders as the Indians do,
Pam asks me each day if I saw Ralph after the day is through.
I always say yes I saw him several time today coming and going.
They will likely raise chicks feeding them squirrel meat as growing.
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By Bill
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Thanks for reading Our Red Shouldered Hawks.
Bill