{"id":53666,"date":"2017-11-18T04:10:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T11:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=53666"},"modified":"2017-11-18T04:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T11:10:31","slug":"rough-legged-hawk-with-jackrabbit-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/18\/rough-legged-hawk-with-jackrabbit-prey\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough-legged Hawk With Jackrabbit Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though\u00a0this may not be a “pretty” shot it’s photos like this that stir my soul because all of its elements are natural and the prey gives us a glimpse of the rawness of nature.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 400 mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this juvenile Rough-legged Hawk\u00a0on a jackrabbit\u00a0near the Golden Spike National Historic Site in a relatively\u00a0remote area\u00a0of\u00a0Box Elder County last February. I’ve posted a couple of shots of this bird previously but this one (and this pose) are new to my blog.<\/p>\n

I especially appreciate\u00a0images like this because there’s nothing in it that isn’t natural including\u00a0bird, prey, sagebrush, snow\u00a0and blood. Seeing this predator\/prey relationship in such a natural\u00a0setting adds a primal touch for me.\u00a0How many times has a scene similar to this one played out in past millennia when no humans were around to witness it? That thought gives me pause.<\/p>\n

And for a few moments at least\u00a0it allows me to escape the rapidly\u00a0increasing ugliness of much of today’s world.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

PS – Apologies to subscribers. Last night (for the second time in my blogging career) while I was working on this post I mistakenly hit the “publish” button instead of the “save draft” button so the post published for a few seconds before I could intervene.\u00a0That meant that the email with the link to the post went out to subscribers prematurely\u00a0and if you tried\u00a0that link\u00a0it didn’t work. <\/em><\/p>\n

Hate it when I do stupid stuff!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Even though this may not be a “pretty” shot it’s photos like this that stir my soul because all of its elements are natural and the prey gives us a glimpse of the rawness of nature (and apologies for the premature email for this post last night). <\/p>\n

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