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<\/p>\nTwo days ago I found the dark morph ferrug for the 3rd time in the last 9 days.<\/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 I must be addicted to this hawk because two days ago I made another trip to the area primarily just to look for “him.” He made himself scarce for most of the morning but just before I tucked my tail between my legs and headed for home I got lucky.<\/p>\n He was perched on a juniper fence post in an area where I couldn’t get particularly close to him but I was patient and eventually he took off so his huge wings filled enough of the frame to allow me a few photos I didn’t have to crop severely. I like the simplicity of the image that includes only the hawk, the post and the mottled blue and white background.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have snow! It’s beautiful but it’s no fun to drive in. I attended a funeral at noon yesterday and the drive home during the storm was an adventure I don’t want to repeat anytime soon. By 5:30 p.m. the Utah Highway Patrol had investigated 270 vehicle accidents and many more occurred last evening. But with more snow in our forecast for much of Thanksgiving week I’m hoping the change in weather will bring more birds into the northern Utah valleys, raptors in particular.<\/p>\n For me hope springs eternal when it comes to birds.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note: It’s my strict policy to not disclose locations of unusual birds. Or nesting birds during breeding season. Or resident owls. They don’t need the pressure.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two days ago I found the dark morph ferrug for the 3rd time in the last 9 days.<\/p>\n