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<\/p>\nThere are more very similar colors in these photos than you can shake the proverbial stick at. Monotone personified, almost.<\/p>\n
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1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 800, 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 A week ago today I photographed this immature Swainson’s Hawk on my approach to Bear River MBR. It was only a few minutes after dawn so the very warm light gave everything a golden glow that might be a little too much for some viewers but I like the near-monotone effect for a change. Out of focus sunflowers in the background provided some color and texture relief that I also like but I’m less pleased with the blurry flowers in front of the post and the hawk’s feet.<\/p>\n I even think the rusty old nail adds additional character to the weathered post, though some may have a different view.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 800, 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 young hawk didn’t give me a lot of pose variety but this vertical composition allows us to see significantly more detail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n After taking many photos with my teleconverter attached I removed it to give me more room in the frame for flight shots in case the bird took off. It didn’t. But this wider view provides a more expansive look at the setting including more of the sunflowers that are so prevalent this year. Some may perceive the image as being tilted to our right because the bird is leaning in that direction but notice that by this time the hawk is standing on one foot. Just like we do when we stand on one foot the bird had to shift its weight to maintain its center of gravity and balance.<\/p>\n Shortly before I photographed this youngster I had my lens trained on an adult Swainson’s Hawk about 75 yards from this bird (the adult was badly side-lit so I won’t be posting any photos). The juvenile was calling much of the time, as you see here, so I suspect it was begging for food from the adult that may have been its parent.<\/p>\n I saw far fewer Swainson’s Hawks this summer than I have in years past so I was more than pleased by this late season encounter with two of them.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are more very similar colors in these photos than you can shake the proverbial stick at. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/swainsons-hawk-1826-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"swainsons-hawk-1826-ron-dudley\\"")
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