I will follow-up on the vultures when the right birds are available to photograph. As for now, this baby broad winged hawk is in a hurry to grow up.

The downy image is a bird with a "basket nest", taken on July 7.  The next two photos are from July 16, 9 day later.  It will not be long till this bird will be ready to be released.  In the meantime, It must grow and learn to hunt.

 

These are smaller than red shouldered hawks which are smaller than red tailed hawks. Though classified a buteo for the "soaring" hawks, the Broad Winged will hunt from the forest canopy and swoop down to catch a dinner of rodents, small mammals, etc.  When fall arrives, this bird must be ready to migrate south, meaning northern South America and a flight of perhaps 2500 miles.  This species joins others of its kind for migration and will be seen in large groups making the flight together.  They will spend the northern hemisphere winter period in the tropical forests.  When that is done, they come north to breed.

 

The birds must breed and chicks have to grow up quickly to be ready for the migration.  This young one shows some of that quick growth.