{"id":102976,"date":"2021-10-04T05:47:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=102976"},"modified":"2021-10-04T06:32:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:32:35","slug":"rufous-red-tailed-hawk-showing-off-his-red-tail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/04\/rufous-red-tailed-hawk-showing-off-his-red-tail\/","title":{"rendered":"Rufous Red-tailed Hawk Showing Off His Red Tail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning I found the rufous male red-tail and his mate again. At least I believe he’s the male of the pair.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed him on a variety of perches and in several interesting situations but here I caught him as he took a split-second break while he was grooming his flashy red tail. Typical of a preening bird I couldn’t see his face or eye for much of the time but this brief respite even allowed a catch light in his eye.<\/p>\n

He seemed to know he looked pretty good up there against the gorgeous blue sky and with the lichens on the cliff rocks matching the colors of his flared tail. If I didn’t know better I’d say he had a streak of vanity running through him.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

As he lowered his tail he struck a proud, haughty pose that, despite the sex contradiction, immediately reminded me of that buxom sex symbol Mae West. Some of her (in)famous bawdy quotes<\/a><\/span><\/span>, that I think are hilarious, came to mind as soon as I saw this image on my big screen.<\/p>\n

I know, my mind goes to strange places but I try to be honest with my readers, even at the risk of revealing character flaws…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Yesterday morning I found the rufous male red-tail and his mate again.<\/p>\n

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