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<\/a><\/p>\n1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n This bird kept looking behind it as if it might take off in that direction. If that happened I didn’t know if it would turn around on its perch before liftoff or possibly give me a dramatic twisting liftoff but in the end it apparently changed its mind and…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n began to take off…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n in the direction it was facing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n This is the shot I posted five days ago as a standalone\u00a0– my favorite of the series.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Three frames later the wings of\u00a0the hawk formed a near-semicircle that pleases my eye for composition.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n In this last\u00a0photo of the series I like the contrasting right angle of the wings and those dangling feet and legs. Soon after this shot the hawk dropped below the sagebrush on the hill and is so often the case in similar situations I then lost sharp focus and began to clip body parts. Those images will be deleted.<\/p>\n I’ve posted so many Red-tailed Hawk photos recently that I’m sure I’m running the risk of readers becoming weary of them so I\u00a0hope to go easy on\u00a0red-tails in the near future. But I post what I shoot so who knows what will be coming down the line. To quote Doris Day – “Whatever will be, will be”.<\/p>\n For those old enough to remember that song <\/a>I hope the ear worm doesn’t drive you\u00a0nuts this morning (like it’s done to me).\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Five days ago in northern Utah I had my most productive day with Red-tailed Hawks in years.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n