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<\/p>\nHarlan’s Hawk is today considered to be a sub-species of the Red-tailed Hawk but its classification has a colorful history as it\u00a0has twice been considered a separate species and\u00a0twice as a race of the Red-tailed Hawk.\u00a0 The controversy continues today\u00a0as several “experts” lobby to have the Harlan’s reinstated as a distinct species.<\/p>\n
In 1831 John James Audubon originally named this bird Harlan’s Buzzard, after his good friend Dr. Richard Harlan of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Harlan’s Hawks are quite similar to western Red-tailed Hawks but typically they are “colder\/blacker” in overall color, with the tendency toward\u00a0dusky-white tails in the ventral view.\u00a0\u00a0 At rest, wing tips are obviously shorter than tail tips (easily seen here)\u00a0and their breasts are variably streaked with white.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In this view you can make out another identifying feature – the barring to the tips of the wing primaries (most easily seen here in the left wing).<\/p>\n Harlan’s Hawks are\u00a0found in Alaska and northern Canada but winter in the western United States and the Great Plains.\u00a0 I’ve had very few (if any)\u00a0photo opportunities with them but found this\u00a0juvenile (light eye)\u00a0two days ago at Farmington Bay.<\/p>\n I’m always delighted to photograph a “new” bird, particularly when it’s a raptor.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Harlan’s Hawk is today considered to be a sub-species of the Red-tailed Hawk but its classification has a colorful history as it\u00a0has twice been considered a separate species and\u00a0twice as a race of the Red-tailed Hawk.\u00a0 The controversy continues today\u00a0as several “experts” lobby to have the Harlan’s reinstated as a distinct species. In 1831 John James Audubon originally named this bird Harlan’s Buzzard, after his good friend Dr. Richard Harlan of Philadelphia. \u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in Harlan’s Hawks are quite similar to western Red-tailed Hawks but typically they are “colder\/blacker” in overall color, with the tendency toward\u00a0dusky-white tails in the ventral view.\u00a0\u00a0 At rest, wing tips are obviously shorter than tail tips (easily seen here)\u00a0and their breasts are variably streaked with white. \u00a0 \u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in In this view you can make out another identifying feature – the barring to the tips of the wing primaries (most easily seen here in the left wing). Harlan’s Hawks are\u00a0found in Alaska and northern Canada but winter in the western United States and the Great Plains.\u00a0 I’ve had very few (if any)\u00a0photo opportunities with them but found this\u00a0juvenile (light eye)\u00a0two days ago at Farmington Bay. I’m always delighted to photograph a “new” bird, particularly when it’s a raptor. Ron <\/p>\n![\"harlans](\"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/harlans-hawk-4628-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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