Wild Delaware

With claws made for catching birds mid-air and short, rounded wings designed for speed and agility Sharp-shinned Hawks are a songbird’s worst nightmare. These long-tailed woodland hawks feed mostly on small birds in the forest and sometimes near bird feeders. This particular Sharp-shinned Hawk is one of a pair that is the first documented pair to nest in Delaware. Their nest is high in the trees at Ashland Nature Center in New Castle County. Last year they successfully fledged four babies.

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