Red-shouldered Hawks hunt from perches below the forest canopy or at the edge of a water body, searching silently for prey. You may have heard that owls can turn their heads all the way around, up to 270 degrees, but it may surprise you that hawks have a similar ability. Both hawks and owls have fixed eyes, so they need to move their heads to see. They have 14 neck vertebrae (twice the amount that humans have) which allows them to twist their necks much farther than we can, enhancing their view.

Red-shouldered Hawks in action | Srikanth Boga Photography