{"id":105846,"date":"2022-01-06T05:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T12:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=105846"},"modified":"2022-01-06T06:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T13:34:17","slug":"rough-legged-hawk-making-amends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/06\/rough-legged-hawk-making-amends\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough-legged Hawk – Making Amends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or at least trying to.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/5, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 220mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the same male Rough-legged Hawk I posted a photo of three days ago that was taken as he was in the process of defecating<\/a><\/span><\/span>. I often photograph pooping birds but I seldom post those photos, partly because doing so makes me feel like I’ve invaded their privacy and robbed them of some of their inherent dignity. Posting this photo, taken as he was stretching his wings just prior to takeoff, is my way of at least trying to make amends. I know, you probably think that’s silly but it’s how I feel.<\/p>\n

Seconds later I flubbed the takeoff and flight shots. I was close to the bird and using my smaller and much lighter zoom lens that I’m not very used to using so when he launched I jerked the lighter lens and lost him in my viewfinder. Another opportunity missed.<\/p>\n

I always find it interesting to compare the bokeh<\/a><\/span><\/span> of my smaller zoom lens to the bokeh of the 500mm prime lens I usually use. The much longer focal length of the 500 produces photos with beautifully soft bokeh but the downside is that those photos provide very little detail in the habitat in the background. This photo, taken with the smaller zoom lens at only 220mm, allows the viewer a much better sense of the habitat behind the bird, which in this case includes marshland, standing water\/ice and snowy mountains in the far background.<\/p>\n

It’s too bad that the unnatural and unattractive perch kind of ruins the effect.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Or at least trying to.<\/p>\n

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