{"id":32389,"date":"2015-06-30T05:29:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T11:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32389"},"modified":"2015-06-30T05:29:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T11:29:18","slug":"swainsons-hawk-harassed-by-an-oriole-and-a-mockingbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/30\/swainsons-hawk-harassed-by-an-oriole-and-a-mockingbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Swainson’s Hawk Harassed By An Oriole And A Mockingbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

One just never knows what might happen when you’re photographing birds.<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

I spent some time yesterday morning with this regal-looking light morph Swainson’s Hawk as it perched on a lichen covered rock in the Promontory area of northern Utah but several local residents took exception to its presence.<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first to show its displeasure was a Bullock’s Oriole that buzzed the hawk and then later perched on\u00a0the\u00a0rock just below it.<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/800, f\/11, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the Oriole took off from the rock a Northern Mockingbird joined in the fray (at this point I was fiddling with camera settings in an effort to get multiple birds sharp, with varying degrees of success).<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

The mockingbird was the more persistent attacker of the two and in fact…<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

showed real enthusiasm for making life miserable for the hawk.<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

It came in for yet another aerial attack…<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

and appeared to come unusually close to the much larger hawk. I actually wondered if contact was made but I can’t be sure.<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eventually the hawk had enough of the harassment and got the hell out of Dodge.<\/p>\n

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\"swainson's<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 320, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

As it did so it became apparent that the buteo that was so handsome perched was actually missing a\u00a0significant portion of its plumage to molt and was looking a little scraggly in flight. Several wing primary and secondary feathers were absent as were multiple tail feathers (better seen in other images).<\/p>\n

I always enjoy watching interactions like this but photographing them can be a challenge with a long lens with limited depth of field and little time to think about camera settings in the heat of the action. It’s also fun to go back and see the details I missed\u00a0as I’m reviewing my images.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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One just never knows what might happen when you’re photographing birds.<\/p>\n

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