1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nThis\u00a0youngster and its sibling were LOADS of fun to watch and photograph. They’re both still extremely clumsy and barely flying. This one was trying to\u00a0maintain stability as it perched\u00a0on a\u00a0dead snag sticking out of the ground and having very little success. The bird repeatedly lost its balance and this is one of my favorite shots of it trying to recover.<\/p>\n
I love the image for its natural habitat, the interesting pose in good light, the\u00a0great look at all that beautiful and\u00a0fresh ventral\u00a0plumage and\u00a0the obvious bulging crop (both birds had been feeding on a probable rabbit that had apparently been dropped in the vicinity by one of the parents). And of course for\u00a0the endearing quality of a very young and awkward\u00a0hawk trying to learn the ropes in such a clumsy manner.<\/p>\n
I took about 1100 photos yesterday morning and the\u00a0majority of them were of this bird and its sibling so I have a lot of image reviewing and culling to do but I can assure you that you’ll be seeing more photos of both of them sometime in the future.<\/p>\n
Believe me, after finding that road-killed youngster my spirits needed a pick-me-up and these two\u00a0fledglings were the perfect remedy.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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Yesterday morning was a bittersweet experience for me on the young Red-tailed Hawk front. I’m afraid I have some bad news but it will be balanced by much more positive developments.<\/p>\n
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