Adult
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/xchatter2_091305.jpg.pagespeed.ic.rd1SE-3k03.jpg)
Photo by Jean Chamberlain, North Carolina, September 13, 2005
Identifying features
Similar species
Development
Fledgling
In flight
Head close-ups
Feet close-ups
Wing close-ups
Tail close-ups
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![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/xrsha_100310.jpg.pagespeed.ic.A5S2lroFSI.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/xrsha_070913_600.jpg.pagespeed.ic.NdG7fU6uru.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/xrsha_after_1st_molt_070211.jpg.pagespeed.ic.hveAa1cj-e.jpg)
Photo by Jean Chamberlain, North Carolina, July 2, 2011
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/red-shouldered-tim-sm_Louis.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_bjstacy_tp.jpg)
Juvenile
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_juvie_081412.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_juvie_side_Linda.jpg)
Fledgling
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/fledge2_061708.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_fledge_053107_linda.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_fledge_052407.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_juvie_linda.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_4_profile_0523_tail_em.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_0513_Linda.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RSHA_001_Howey.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_juvie4.jpg)
Nestling
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_chick.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RS_ch2_Eileen.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_chick_0515_Linda.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rsha_restling_051507_Linda.jpg)
![](http://www.raptorid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CRCBabyRSHA.jpg)