{"id":33976,"date":"2015-09-09T05:43:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T11:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=33976"},"modified":"2015-09-09T05:43:53","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T11:43:53","slug":"sharp-shinned-hawk-on-a-rock-at-sunrise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/09\/sharp-shinned-hawk-on-a-rock-at-sunrise\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharp-shinned Hawk On A Rock At Sunrise"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t get many opportunities with accipiters but yesterday morning this Sharp-shinned Hawk gave me several.<\/p>\n

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\"sharp-shinned\u00a01\/1000, f\/5.6, ISO 1000, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this juvenile as it was hunting small birds in the Centennial Valley of Montana. I had a clear look as it pursued several birds and I observed a fascinating and ingenious hunting technique that I’ll describe in detail in another post when I have a better internet connection (right now I’m camping).<\/p>\n

Here the bird was mostly resting in-between hunting forays. The sun had only been up for a couple of minutes so the light is dappled as it filters through the vegetation. I like the light on the face, the rock perch and the way the hawk is partially framed by the fall grasses.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

PS – It was 14 degrees F just prior to taking this photo. I love these cold early mornings but I’m hoping my camping trailer pipes don’t freeze again like they did last year…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don’t get many opportunities with accipiters but yesterday morning this Sharp-shinned Hawk gave me several.<\/p>\n

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