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<\/p>\nRough-legged Hawks are one of the salves that help me get through our cold, dreary winters.\u00a0 When they show up…<\/p>\n
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1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM +1.4 tc,\u00a0canvas added for composition, not baited, set up or called in\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I photographed this juvenile (light eye instead of the dark brown of adults) in December of 2011 as it cruised the Antelope Island causeway.\u00a0 The bird was very tolerant of me and focused on its hunting so I was able to get many detailed flight shots as it kited in the wind and even captured a couple of voles.<\/p>\n That winter these hawks were common in my area, as they usually had been in the past, but since then I’ve noticed severely reduced numbers of them.\u00a0 I hope that’s been a localized phenomenon or just my individual, atypical experience with them and not a disturbing sign of yet another species in trouble.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n I’m on the road again and likely will be for much of\u00a0the week.\u00a0 As usual for these camping\/photo trips I’ve prepared\u00a0posts to be published in my absence but\u00a0I’ll mostly be without internet access so I won’t be very active here while I’m gone.\u00a0 I do enjoy reading any comments you may make on my phone, though.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rough-legged Hawks are one of the salves that help me get through our cold, dreary winters. When they show up…<\/p>\n