Ferruginous Hawk In One Of My Favorite Raptor Takeoff Postures
It’s been much too long since I’ve had a Ferruginous Hawk with photographic potential in my viewfinder but yesterday morning this young bird came through for me big time.
Tag: tooele county
Chipping Sparrow Framed By Juniper
It isn’t often that I’m equally pleased with both the technical aspects and the aesthetic appeal of one of my images but this is one of those times.
Field Marks Of A Juvenile Golden In Flight (landing)
Ferruginous Hawk Coming At Me
The background is blue sky (not my favorite) but it’s a Ferruginous Hawk, it was close and it was flying straight at me. For me all three of those factors have strong appeal.
Ferruginous Hawk Throwing A Pellet
In the past I’ve photographed many buteo species regurgitating pellets but until two days ago I’d never done it with a Ferruginous Hawk. And the aftermath of this event was entertaining for me and perhaps for the hawk too. I’d never seen it happen before and I have to wonder if the hawk had.
Red-breasted Nuthatch – Bottoms Up
Ferruginous Hawk In Flight With A Mountain Background
Red-tailed Hawks And Wild Turkeys Yesterday In Tooele County
I’ve been monitoring a Red-tailed Hawk nest in the mountains of Tooele County for at least 7 years now. It isn’t close to the road and I never approach it on foot to avoid disturbing the hawks but I have a good view of it through my long lens.
A Western Bluebird Pick-me-up
I don’t remember seeing a Western Bluebird since I was a kid in Montana 60+ years ago.
Ferruginous Hawk Perched, Taking Off And In Flight
This largest of the North American buteos put on quite a show for me as it lifted off in beautiful light with dark mountains in the background.
Ferruginous Hawk In Flight With A Mountain Background
This might be the most handsome Ferruginous Hawk I’ve ever had in my viewfinder. Usually I have to go to Montana to have much of a chance with this species but yesterday morning I photographed this one in Tooele County, Utah.
Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk In Flight And At Takeoff
This might be the most spectacular and unique raptor I’ve ever photographed or even seen. In fact there’s no “might be” about it – without qualification, it is. And I even got some pretty decent photos of it in flight.
A Red-tailed Hawk And Remembering To Practice What I Preach…
plus seeing the details of bird athleticism in my images that happen too fast for me to notice them in real time.
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.
Juvenile Northern Goshawk
This is probably more of a birder’s post than a photographer’s post. But dammit, I was excited to see this hawk!