Red-shouldered Hawk: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, January 2026 — No, this is not any kind of winter hawk in southern Maine. It should not be here, and it should not be here in the middle of a cold snap…when it is 5 degrees above zero (and colder when the sun is not up). And yet, here it is, sitting out in the sun above a little frozen cattail pond near the river. I saw it first from the river side and photographed it with its back to me, and then drove around to the sunny side for this view. It did not seem to be in a hurry to go anywhere, even in the frigid temperatures. You just never know what the birds will get up to. (And that is part of the fun of birding.) Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 at 450mm equivalent field of view (cropped to about 900mm). Program with bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.