Back Country by Robert Adams - Fall 2022

A Red-shouldered hawk perches on a wild muscadine grapevine, both Florida natives. The hawk surveys the dense woods. Wild orange trees in the back ground add bright orange color and contrast to the jungle of green leaves and gray Spanish moss. While the owls are king of the night, hawks are king of the day as they prey on squirrels, mice, frogs, birds, snakes and large insects.

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Sept. 27, 2022