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<\/p>\nAn extension of yesterday’s post.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Yesterday I posted eight photos of the female rufous Red-tailed Hawk as she performed a wing stretch and then regurgitated a pellet two days ago in northern Utah. This photo was taken three minutes later, soon after she took off from her rocky perch. It’s one of only two shots in the flight series that didn’t have clipped body parts or was sharp enough.<\/p>\n Her body was rotated toward me enough to provide nice light on her underside and left wing. I like the bokeh in the natural background, her flight posture and sharpness. At first I thought she might have a muddy right foot but it’s only shaded by her left foot.<\/p>\n After several days of sun it’s looking like we’re in for a few days of bad weather and crappy light so I hope you don’t mind all the photos I’ve been posting lately of this unusually colored and striking hawk.<\/p>\n At least she’s easy on the\u00a0 eyes.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An extension of yesterday’s post.<\/p>\n