{"id":48658,"date":"2017-05-31T04:58:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T10:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=48658"},"modified":"2017-05-31T06:34:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T12:34:56","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-takeoff-and-flight-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/31\/red-tailed-hawk-takeoff-and-flight-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff And Flight Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

I believe this to be the male of the Red-tailed Hawk pair I’ve been following\u00a0since early\u00a0spring.<\/p>\n

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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

Yesterday morning I found him perched on a lichen-covered\u00a0rock ledge while his mate was with their youngsters on the nest. I only spent a short time with him and he surprised me by ending our session with a cooperative takeoff. In the past this bird\u00a0has\u00a0typically been too far away for quality photos or he would take off away from me providing only butt shots. But this time he was close enough that…<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I had to remove my teleconverter to give me a better chance to avoid clipping body parts and he launched mostly in my direction.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

When\u00a0he did so it was one of those diagonal takeoffs that I like so much with the wingtips mostly filling the frame from an\u00a0upper corner to\u00a0the\u00a0opposite lower one. And for my tastes the rocky ledge and vegetation at bottom anchoring the bird are a bonus.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

And as he crossed diagonally and slightly behind me I was able to get several more flight shots. This was one of my favorites even though there’s nothing in the background but blue sky.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0youngsters of this pair and one other pair of red-tails I’ve been watching (from a respectful distance of course)\u00a0in the area are growing fast. In a few weeks I’m hoping to be able to watch and photograph them as they fledge and begin to learn the life skills necessary for survival.<\/p>\n

I wish them well.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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I believe this to be the male of the Red-tailed Hawk pair I’ve been following since early spring.<\/p>\n

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