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<\/p>\nThis morning I’m off on a new adventure, looking for birds (raptors in particular) in a spectacular area I’ve never visited before\u00a0so I\u00a0only have time\u00a0 for a short post.<\/p>\n
In past years I haven’t had great luck with Red-tailed Hawks, even though they’re one of the most\u00a0common raptors in\u00a0Utah.\u00a0\u00a0They always seemed to be perched on telephone poles, which makes for an unattractive perch and unacceptably\u00a0high angle.\u00a0 Even at take-off I’d generally only get blue sky backgrounds which I don’t find particularly interesting.\u00a0 But in the last couple of months my fortunes with the species have changed.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/2500, f 7.1, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, natural light, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Yesterday morning this juvenile was sitting on an elevated perch and facing away from me, which didn’t give me high hopes for a take-off shot.\u00a0 But it spotted potential prey over its shoulder so when it launched it turned back toward me in the process.\u00a0 I liked the result.\u00a0 The yellows in the background are sunflowers and blooming rabbitbrush.<\/p>\n I removed a portion of the unattractive perch in the lower right corner of the frame.\u00a0 Cloning is something I nearly always avoid doing but in this case I made an exception.\u00a0 I mention it in the interest of full disclosure.<\/p>\n I’ll make another post soon that will also feature this\u00a0bird but it will have an interesting “twist” from my usual fare.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This morning I’m off on a new adventure, looking for birds (raptors in particular) in a spectacular area I’ve never visited before\u00a0so I\u00a0only have time\u00a0 for a short post. In past years I haven’t had great luck with Red-tailed Hawks, even though they’re one of the most\u00a0common raptors in\u00a0Utah.\u00a0\u00a0They always seemed to be perched on telephone poles, which makes for an unattractive perch and unacceptably\u00a0high angle.\u00a0 Even at take-off I’d generally only get blue sky backgrounds which I don’t find particularly interesting.\u00a0 But in the last couple of months my fortunes with the species have changed. \u00a01\/2500, f 7.1, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, natural light, not baited, set up or called in Yesterday morning this juvenile was sitting on an elevated perch and facing away from me, which didn’t give me high hopes for a take-off shot.\u00a0 But it spotted potential prey over its shoulder so when it launched it turned back toward me in the process.\u00a0 I liked the result.\u00a0 The yellows in the background are sunflowers and blooming rabbitbrush. I removed a portion of the unattractive perch in the lower right corner of the frame.\u00a0 Cloning is something I nearly always avoid doing but in this case I made an exception.\u00a0 I mention it in the interest of full disclosure. I’ll make another post soon that will also feature this\u00a0bird but it will have an interesting “twist” from my usual fare. Ron<\/p>\n