{"id":813,"date":"2024-05-29T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huntertao.com\/blog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:30:04","slug":"young-red-shouldered-hawk-grows-up-in-lafayette-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huntertao.com\/blog\/young-red-shouldered-hawk-grows-up-in-lafayette-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Red-Shouldered Hawk grows up in Lafayette, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We watched as this young red-shouldered hawk was hatched and raised by its parents in our neighborhood. 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