{"id":32415,"date":"2015-07-01T05:54:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T11:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32415"},"modified":"2015-07-01T05:54:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T11:54:36","slug":"dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Morph Red-tailed Hawk And An Annoying Magpie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spent eleven interesting minutes with this striking red-tail as it hunted, fed and interacted with a persistent magpie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"792,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434179828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9258b ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley-264x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9258b ron dudley\" width=\"792\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley-132x150.jpg 132w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9258b-ron-dudley-400x455.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a01\/2500, f\/7.1, 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<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The hawk was &#8220;perch and wait&#8221; hunting from power poles in Montana&#8217;s Centennial Valley a little over two weeks ago. It would hunt from one pole for a while and then take off and try its luck from another pole.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32417\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434179829&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9266 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9266 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9266-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, 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<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Usually as it took off I&#8217;d only get blue sky as background but this time there were some trees back there to add a little interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434180010&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9326 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley-300x230.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9326 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9326-ron-dudley-400x306.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a01\/2000, f\/7.1, 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<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The hawk was far away and hunting the side of a hill when I took this\u00a0photo but I thought I&#8217;d include it because it shows off that magnificently fanned and beautiful red tail so well.\u00a0Immediately after this shot it dove to ground and caught prey&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434180099&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9389 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9389 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9389-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a01\/1000, f\/8, 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<p style=\"text-align: left;\">and landed with it\u00a0on an ugly post to enjoy its rodent meal but a local Black-billed Magpie took exception. During the entire time the meal was being consumed the magpie was in its face, either perched on one of the\u00a0other\u00a0posts or flying at the hawk like this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I constantly fiddled with my camera settings in an effort to get both birds sharp but it was often a losing affair.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434180105&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9419 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9419 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9419-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a01\/500, f\/13, 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<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ll spare you the graphic feeding shots but this gives you an idea of how brazen the magpie was.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I was unsure of the motive of the magpie &#8211; whether it was attempting to drive off the predator from its territory or it was after rodent leftovers. Or both.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,751\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434180153&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9461 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley-300x250.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9461 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9461-ron-dudley-400x334.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a01\/1600, 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<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But when the annoyed hawk flew off it left the stripped intestines of the rodent behind on the post (typical behavior of many raptors) and I never saw the magpie, who is still perched on a post out of frame to the left, show any further interest in them though I suspect it may have\u00a0gobbled them down on a later visit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"797,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ron Dudley&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434180535&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed hawk 9502 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley-266x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"red-tailed hawk 9502 ron dudley\" width=\"797\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/red-tailed-hawk-9502-ron-dudley-400x452.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a01\/2000, 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<p>But for now the magpie followed the hawk to its next perch and continued to give it grief.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to visit the Centennial Valley again soon but there are many factors to consider in the timing of such a trip including weather, wildfires with their resulting smoke, the upcoming 4th of July holiday (I&#8217;ll hunker down at home for that), a vehicle that needs some work and continuing dental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Arranging these Montana trips can be complicated but come hell or high water I&#8217;ll make it up there several more times this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Ron<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent eleven interesting minutes with this striking red-tail as it hunted, fed and interacted with a persistent magpie.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk-and-an-annoying-magpie\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> 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