1\/3200, 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>\nI photographed this Red-tailed Hawk four days ago in northern Utah. To me the hawk looks a little grumpy (although that could be a reach to fit my title). This bird was almost like a statue – it barely moved a muscle in the several minutes I spent with it. Since it didn’t want to perform for me I soon drove down the road looking for other birds.<\/p>\n
The hawk is partially side-lit and I’m\u00a0(slightly) annoyed by those dark shadows\u00a0in the background at right but I always appreciate lichen-encrusted rocks in\u00a0my settings and I think the bird looks pretty\u00a0good even in the side light. The one-legged\u00a0stance indicates the hawk is very relaxed and I like that too.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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