The Big Stretch\u00a0At\u00a0Takeoff<\/a>\u00a0of this Ferruginous Hawk launching from a tree recently in Tooele County. This photo is of the same bird, taken 18 frames later\u00a0and slightly less than two seconds after it\u00a0lifted off.<\/p>\nIt had taken off from the tree once previously and that time it was obviously after a meal but it soon returned to the same tree, sans prey. This time it took off directly at me and flew close over the top of my pickup\u00a0with its eye on my truck the entire time. This happens\u00a0occasionally with raptors and when it does I’m close to convinced that their sole\u00a0purpose is to check out more closely the contents of the shiny metal box and the source of all those clicking sounds.<\/p>\n
Sadly, due to what I believe were atmospheric conditions most of the flight shots in this series were a little soft but several were sharp enough and this is one of them.<\/p>\n
Because of the scientific name of this species, Buteo regalis<\/em>, their large size\u00a0and the many physical and behavioral\u00a0similarities between them and Golden Eagles I like to think of Ferruginous Hawks as “regal eagles”.<\/p>\nI think it fits.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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The background is blue sky (not my favorite) but it’s a Ferruginous Hawk, it was close and it was flying straight at me. For me all three of those factors have strong appeal.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/7.1, 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