23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Tug of war

A parent Red-Shouldered Hawk feeding it's young fledging. The adult had caught a gopher for the pictured fledgling and it's two siblings. Here both birds are sharing some of the intestines in an moment straight out of Lady and the Tramp.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: San Francisco, California, United States of America
Camera: OM-1MarkII
Copyright: © Steven McKerrall