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<\/a><\/p>\nThe mountains\u00a0out there are beautiful this time of year with the sage\/juniper foothills leading up to the snowy mountains.\u00a0 This is one of many “island mountain ranges” of the Great Basin.\u00a0 At least one of them has elevations of\u00a0over 12,000 feet.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/4000, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I spotted this\u00a0adult Red-tailed Hawk perched on the side of a hill and hoped to get some take-off shots as it lifted off and then perhaps some full flight images.\u00a0 I always try to anticipate direction of take-off in this type of situation and I was pretty sure it would lift off to my left in the direction it’s facing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n But I was wrong and in trying to compensate I clipped a few pixels of two flight feathers so I had to add canvas and “fix” those feather tips.\u00a0\u00a0 I chose to do that so I could include the moment of takeoff in this presentation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I like the light under the wings in this shot that reveals the colors and plumage patterns nicely.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n There’s not as much light under the wings here but there is on\u00a0much of the flared tail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n One more shot with pretty good light underneath as the hawk worked at gaining elevation and speed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0It skimmed the top of the ridgeline for a few wingbeats…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a01\/3200, f\/5.6, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0so that some of the brush was included at the bottom of the frame.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n