The Red-tailed Hawks Are Back At The Nest
I’ve been watching a Red-tailed Hawk nest in remote Tooele County for about five years now.
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There Really Are Some Short-eared Owls Out There!
I was delighted almost to the point of giddiness to see this many Short-eared Owls concentrated in a small area.
Rough-legged Hawk (and a bit of a minor mystery)
When I see something in my images that I can’t explain it piques my interest. Even when it’s something relatively minor.
Rough-legged Hawk Signaling Impending Take-off
Knowing behaviors of your subject can be a great help in anticipating raptor take-off and bird photographers need all the help we can get.
Female Kestrel In Flight And Casting A Pellet
This female American Kestrel is the apparent mate to the male I posted two days ago.
My FOY Rough-legged Hawk And A Rookie Mistake In Setting Up A New Camera
I found my FOY (first of year) Rough-legged Hawk yesterday morning but largely blew the photographic opportunity because of a rookie mistake in setting up my new 7D Mark ll.
Mating Red-tailed Hawks
Yesterday was the first time I’ve been able to photograph mating buteos in the wild.
Red-tailed Hawk Hunting Voles
In January I spent a few days with this adult Red-tail as it was hunting voles from power poles in Tooele County. Those blasted poles and wires are a real problem for the photographer.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Prey
West Desert Red-tailed Hawk
I spotted this adult Red-tailed Hawk perched on the side of a hill and hoped to get some take-off shots as it lifted off and then perhaps some full flight images. I always try to anticipate direction of take-off in this type of situation and I was pretty sure it would lift off to my left in the direction it’s facing. But I was wrong…
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There Really Are Some Short-eared Owls Out There!
I was delighted almost to the point of giddiness to see this many Short-eared Owls concentrated in a small area.
Rough-legged Hawk (and a bit of a minor mystery)
When I see something in my images that I can’t explain it piques my interest. Even when it’s something relatively minor.
Rough-legged Hawk Signaling Impending Take-off
Knowing behaviors of your subject can be a great help in anticipating raptor take-off and bird photographers need all the help we can get.
Female Kestrel In Flight And Casting A Pellet
This female American Kestrel is the apparent mate to the male I posted two days ago.
My FOY Rough-legged Hawk And A Rookie Mistake In Setting Up A New Camera
I found my FOY (first of year) Rough-legged Hawk yesterday morning but largely blew the photographic opportunity because of a rookie mistake in setting up my new 7D Mark ll.
Mating Red-tailed Hawks
Yesterday was the first time I’ve been able to photograph mating buteos in the wild.
Red-tailed Hawk Hunting Voles
In January I spent a few days with this adult Red-tail as it was hunting voles from power poles in Tooele County. Those blasted poles and wires are a real problem for the photographer.
Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With Prey
West Desert Red-tailed Hawk
I spotted this adult Red-tailed Hawk perched on the side of a hill and hoped to get some take-off shots as it lifted off and then perhaps some full flight images. I always try to anticipate direction of take-off in this type of situation and I was pretty sure it would lift off to my left in the direction it’s facing. But I was wrong…