{"id":55901,"date":"2018-01-19T05:41:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T12:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=55901"},"modified":"2018-01-19T05:41:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T12:41:17","slug":"rough-legged-hawk-takeoff-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/19\/rough-legged-hawk-takeoff-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough-legged Hawk Takeoff Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days ago Rough-legged Hawks were difficult to get close to at Bear River MBR. I saw a few of them but they seemed to be more skittish than usual.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 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 adult, found after I had left the refuge on my way home,\u00a0was the only roughie that allowed me to get my lens on it before it took off.<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 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

I wish I’d been closer and I’m not fond of the dark horizontal band in the background but the hawk gave me some nice takeoff and flight poses. In this view we can see how the leg feathers of this species go all the way down to the feet (thus the name “rough-legged”).<\/p>\n

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1\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 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

The hawk was turning slightly away from me so it didn’t maintain good eye contact for long but it also meant that the bird tipped its underside in my direction so I had good light on the ventral surfaces at that time of morning.<\/p>\n

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1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 400, 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

I was far enough away that I didn’t get great detail and the hawk is a little small in the frame but I liked the flight poses well enough to post the series anyway.<\/p>\n

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PS –\u00a0Late yesterday there were several developments regarding recent blog posts that\u00a0many readers will never see unless I point them out. For those who missed them yesterday they include the following:<\/em><\/p>\n