Critter Corner: Broad-winged Hawks populate Miami

👋 Deirdra here. I've been seeing this majestic hawk around my neighborhood this summer.

What's happening: Pelican Harbor Seabird Station director of communications Hannah McDougall tells me it looks like a broad-winged hawk.

• Until trying to ID it, I hadn't realized that Florida is home to many species of hawk.

Of note: A spiritual friend tells me that hawks are messengers, reminding us to trust our intuition.

What they're saying: Please avoid using rodenticide to kill rats and mice, which hawks eat.

• "Once consumed, these poisons can accumulate in the raptors' bodies, eventually resulting in death," McDougall says.
• Live or humane kill traps are better.