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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Ten days ago I watched as this young Ferruginous Hawk took off from a high, rocky outcrop in an obvious attempt to capture prey out on the flats. ‘His’ attempt was unsuccessful and this photo was taken on his return trip to a different spot on the same outcrop, part of which can be seen at lower left.<\/p>\n In this photo his arched lower back and flared tail are indicators that he’s already beginning to flare and slow down in preparation for landing.<\/p>\n If you’re like me, the out-of-focus outcrop at lower left looks like it’s in the background (behind the bird rather than in front of him) but looks can be deceiving. It’s actually in the foreground. How do I know?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n I know because two shots later in the burst he disappeared behind it rather than flying in front of it.<\/p>\n This time, rather than landing on top of the outcrop where he’d been when he took off, he landed behind the top of it where I couldn’t see him. It was at that point that I left him and drove on down the road to look for other birds.<\/p>\n I was impressed that my R5 managed to keep him in focus with him flying at speed, with both the background and the foreground this close to him, and with so little of him showing behind the foreground rocks. I doubt my previous camera could have done that, at least with me at the controls.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First impressions can be deceiving.\u00a0 (2 photos)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ferruginous-hawk-9519-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"ferruginous-hawk-9519-ron-dudley\\"")
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