A Perched Hawk: Which Species?
Is this a Red-tailed Hawk or is the bird pictured here Red-shouldered Hawk? I will say it has yellow eyes so maybe it is a younger adult or older juvenile. It appeared to be pretty large in size. I took the photographs on Saturday June 20, 2019 in The Villages, Florida on CR 466, East of Buena Vista a bit.
I am mystified as to which hawk this is. I am leaning toward Red-shouldered as that is the species I see most of here in my community, but it can go either way. I did not see the bird from the front but only that side view as photographed here. I cropped the bottom picture a bit for better view. Please weigh-in if you have a good idea. Many thanks! Please click on the thumbnail image to see the slightly larger version of the picture. Enjoy!