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<\/p>\nThese two sibling juvenile Swainson’s Hawks were sorely lacking in patience yesterday as they waited for their parents to deliver voles to them near Montana’s Centennial Valley. Because one of them has an injured leg and can’t stand on an upright perch comfortably for long (and because they prefer to stay together) they spent most of their time on the ground and largely hidden by the grasses. But they could often see at least one of their parents far across the valley as it was hunting and they spent a lot of their time screaming in apparent impatient hunger.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n But eventually the uninjured bird tired of its perch on the ground next to its sibling and flew to this nearby fence post. I caught the bird in a flight pose I like just as its talons touched the post and as the other bird in the grasses looked on.<\/p>\n Actually, I have an entire sequence as this bird took off and landed and I’ll likely post those images later. But right now, sucky internet access precludes that.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n PS – And here’s another teaser – this time involving the mystery of the old pickup surrounded by the electric fence and parked at the Continental Divide Trailhead. Regular readers will remember that mystery and some of you asked me to let you know if I ever solved it.\u00a0 Well, I solved it today and I’ll be reporting on it soon.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These two sibling juvenile Swainson’s Hawks were sorely lacking in patience as they waited for their parents to deliver voles to them.<\/p>\n