{"id":32925,"date":"2015-07-27T05:06:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T11:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32925"},"modified":"2015-07-27T05:06:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T11:06:36","slug":"swainsons-hawk-in-flight-with-feet-fully-tucked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/27\/swainsons-hawk-in-flight-with-feet-fully-tucked\/","title":{"rendered":"Swainson’s Hawk In Flight With Feet Fully Tucked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do some raptor species tuck their feet faster after take-off than others? I’m beginning to think so. For example, I believe I’m beginning to notice anecdotally that Red-tailed Hawks are slower to tuck their feet under the base of their tail than Swainson’s Hawks are.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"swainson's1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon<\/em> EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I photographed this Swainson’s two days ago on the farm very soon after take-off and its feet are already tucked. I pay attention to the timing because I like getting the feet fully tucked instead of still trailing behind from the push-off as that position strongly implies full flight instead of very\u00a0recent take-off.<\/p>\n

It’s possible my\u00a0tentative conclusion\u00a0is\u00a0incorrect but if it’s accurate I’m guessing that it might be because the larger more massive feet of the red-tail simply take longer to tuck comfortably.<\/p>\n

Probably something only a bird photographer would care about…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

PS – This should be my last post from the road. It’s been a great trip but I’ll be glad to get home.<\/p>\n

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Do some raptor species tuck their feet faster after take-off than others? I’m beginning to think so.<\/p>\n

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