{"id":66436,"date":"2018-12-01T05:30:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=66436"},"modified":"2018-12-01T05:30:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T12:30:16","slug":"preening-rough-legged-hawk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/01\/preening-rough-legged-hawk-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Preening Rough-legged Hawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can often thank the uropygial gland of birds for providing me with\u00a0some interesting poses.<\/p>\n

I’ve posted other photos of this hawk in the past but this one is new to my blog.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"1\/1600, f\/8, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

The uropygial gland (preen gland) is found at the\u00a0base of the tail and birds use the oil it produces to dress and condition their feathers while preening.\u00a0Birds typically raise the feathers along the lower back and rump in order to access the gland with their beak and face.\u00a0Those raised feathers, along with the contortions birds go through to\u00a0get at it and\u00a0then spread the oil over their entire plumage, can provide some interesting poses.<\/p>\n

Here the hawk has just raised its head after accessing the gland with its bill and\u00a0some of the\u00a0lower back feathers are still raised. The rump feathers have\u00a0recently been nearly flattened again.<\/p>\n

I’ve always liked the complementary colors in my photos of this handsome\u00a0hawk, in addition to the nice detail and interesting behavior.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note: Much more on the function of the\u00a0uropygial gland and additional photos of this bird as it was\u00a0preening can be found in this earlier blog post<\/a> if you have the interest.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I can often thank the uropygial gland of birds for providing me with some interesting poses.<\/p>\n

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