Red-tailed Hawk At Takeoff And In Flight – An Eleven Image Series
I took exactly forty shots of this hawk during takeoff and in flight. Eleven of them made the cut to include here, for reasons both good and not so good.
Tag: takeoff
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series, By Request
I was delighted to get so many sharp shots of this Red-tailed Hawk during and after takeoff.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff From Atop A Cliff
By now readers must know how much I like this particular takeoff posture in raptors. For me images like this are full of tension and energy and my mind’s eye wanders as I try to imagine the details of what happened next.
Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series
I’ve photographed a lot of Red-tailed Hawks recently and the streak continued yesterday morning near the north end of Utah’s Promontory Mountains.
Belted Kingfisher Revisited
Belted Kingfishers have always been one my most difficult avian subjects because they’re so very difficult to approach.
Harrier Takeoff – I’ve Never Seen A Raptor Wing Twisted Into Such A Shape
Birds and their feathers continue to surprise me with what they can do when they need to.
Burrowing Owl Takeoff (and my first fledglings of the year)
I’ve been watching for Burrowing Owl chicks in northern Utah for a couple of weeks with no luck until yesterday morning.
Burrowing Owl – At Takeoff And In Flight…
A Short-eared Owl Intent On Prey
The intensity of the focus of Short-eared Owls on prey seems to be amplified by their large, brightly colored eyes.
Curlews – I’m Changing My Ways When Photographing Them At Takeoff
Rustic Scenes Of A Short-eared Owl In Cool Light
Generally I prefer warm light on my subjects but you don’t have that option when it’s cloudy and occasionally I like the results anyway.
Short-eared Owl – A Topsy-turvy Takeoff
Rough-legged Hawk Take-off Series
Yesterday was a good day for raptors in western Utah County as I was able to chalk up eight species.