He’d been hanging around the main lodge, perching in the trees, maybe hoping for a handout.
Meet Bruce, the young Red-tailed Hawk.
He's quite the handsome fellow.
I’m not sure how old he is (I might have been told but forgot), but I am sure there are experienced birders and banders among you who can tell us.
He’s getting his red tail and still has a lot of white feathers on his back.
Red-tailed Hawks are North America’s second-largest hawk after the Ferruginous Hawk.
That belly band is always a good ID mark for Red-tailed Hawks. And those talons look fierce—he is quite capable of hunting!
Do you recognize their hoarse kee-eee-arrr call?!
Red-tailed Hawk (named Bruce by staff at LSSI), Buteo jamaicensis 45-56 cm/17.7-22.1”
Lodge area, Little Saint Simon’s Island, GA
April 17, 2026
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