{"id":32746,"date":"2015-07-14T05:32:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T11:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32746"},"modified":"2015-07-14T05:32:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T11:32:05","slug":"juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-in-flight-and-perched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/14\/juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-in-flight-and-perched\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – In Flight And Perched"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m surprised by how few Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been able to photograph lately but yesterday morning this juvenile in Box Elder County\u00a0gave me a few chances.<\/p>\n

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\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

Sadly\u00a0I botched most of those chances. The first time I encountered the bird\u00a0it was perched on a perfect rustic fencepost next to the road in good light\u00a0but I didn’t see it until it was too late. But later in the morning I found the same bird along the same stretch of road and it gave me a few seconds as it perched on this fence gate-latch post. I think it’s quite a handsome specimen.<\/p>\n

Just before it landed here the bird gave me an in-flight opportunity…<\/p>\n

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\"red-tailed<\/p>\n

\u00a01\/3200, 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

and I was able to get a few shots that I like, including this one. The hawk is almost head-on which isn’t usually my favorite angle on a bird in flight but this one works for me for a variety of reasons. Somehow the hawk in this posture reminds me of a B-52 bomber and I also appreciate the fact that I was able to get it in full flight (legs tucked into flight position rather than trailing behind just after take-off). I also like the somewhat unusual background.<\/p>\n

Other than Burrowing Owls it’s been a slow raptor summer for me so I hope this bird was a harbinger of better\u00a0things to come…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I’m surprised by how few Red-tailed Hawks I’ve been able to photograph lately but yesterday morning this juvenile gave me a few chances.<\/p>\n

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