{"id":15527,"date":"2013-05-23T04:49:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T10:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=15527"},"modified":"2013-05-23T04:49:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T10:49:40","slug":"light-red-tailed-hawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/23\/light-red-tailed-hawk\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Red-tailed Hawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday we found this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk perched on one of the darker Farmington Canyon Complex rocks on Antelope Island.\u00a0 As I’ve said before I much prefer these rocks as perches over the almost white Tintic Quartzite rocks (as in yesterday’s Willet post) that predominate on the north end of the island.<\/p>\n

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I thought the\u00a0generally light\u00a0coloration of this bird to be slightly unusual but I’m certainly no expert on the color phases and morphs\u00a0of this highly variable species.\u00a0 The\u00a0hawk was a little too far away for high quality images as the bird was perched but I hoped for take-off so those dramatic open wings would help to fill the frame in flight.<\/p>\n

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The hawk defecated which signaled imminent lift-off but my concern was keeping it in frame as it flew.\u00a0 It was on a hillside which slopes down to my right and it might follow the slope close to the ground as it used its weight to increase momentum or attempt to gain altitude immediately.\u00a0 There’s no way to\u00a0anticipate what they’re going to do and I just\u00a0hoped that I’d be able to track it.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/2000, f\/5.6, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in, canvas added up top<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0I fired a burst just as it launched and I like the tension and energy in this outstretched posture.<\/p>\n

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The first down stroke caught the head between the wings but since the head is sharp and darker (even in this light individual) than the underside of the wing I think it\u00a0stands out enough to make an effective image.<\/p>\n

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In the end the hawk flew low and followed the slope of the hill as it gained speed.\u00a0 After this shot there was vegetation in the foreground and I lost focus.<\/p>\n

I haven’t had any good opportunities with red-tails on the island for quite a while so I was delighted to finally find a somewhat cooperative\u00a0bird\u00a0once again.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note: I’d be interested if any of you raptor experts have any thoughts on the coloration of this hawk.\u00a0 Am I correct in thinking that this bird varies a bit from the norm?\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Yesterday we found this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk perched on one of the darker Farmington Canyon Complex rocks on Antelope Island. I thought the generally light coloration of this bird to be slightly unusual but I’m certainly no expert on the color phases and morphs of this highly variable species. <\/p>\n

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