{"id":12232,"date":"2013-02-06T06:44:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T13:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=12232"},"modified":"2013-02-06T06:46:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T13:46:56","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-intensity-at-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/06\/red-tailed-hawk-intensity-at-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk – Intensity At Take-off"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raptors at take-off typically have a “focused” look about them – they’re all business.\u00a0 But I thought the intensity of purpose\u00a0of this\u00a0Red-tailed Hawk\u00a0was particularly evident.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Red-tails are “perch-and-wait” hunters so when they take off\u00a0after\u00a0prey\u00a0they already have their eye on it and their focus is seldom diverted as they swoop in for the kill.\u00a0\u00a0 This juvenile was hunting voles from an elevated rock perch on Antelope Island several months ago.<\/p>\n

I’ve had few opportunities with red-tails since all the snow piled up around here.\u00a0 Hopefully that will soon change…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Raptors at take-off typically have a “focused” look about them – they’re all business.\u00a0 But I thought the intensity of purpose\u00a0of this\u00a0Red-tailed Hawk\u00a0was particularly evident.   \u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in Red-tails are “perch-and-wait” hunters so when they take off\u00a0after\u00a0prey\u00a0they already have their eye on it and their focus is seldom diverted as they swoop in for the kill.\u00a0\u00a0 This juvenile was hunting voles from an elevated rock perch on Antelope Island several months ago. I’ve had few opportunities with red-tails since all the snow piled up around here.\u00a0 Hopefully that will soon change… Ron<\/p>\n

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