{"id":87475,"date":"2020-07-17T05:26:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T11:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=87475"},"modified":"2020-07-17T06:26:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T12:26:55","slug":"fledgling-red-tailed-hawk-mission-accomplished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/17\/fledgling-red-tailed-hawk-mission-accomplished\/","title":{"rendered":"Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk – Mission Accomplished"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike some humans who have used that phrase this very young hawk actually got the job done.<\/p>\n

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This is one of the two recently fledged Red-tailed Hawks from ‘nest B<\/a><\/span><\/span>‘ I’ve been following this spring and summer. Five days ago I found ‘him’ practicing many of the life skills he’ll need in order to improve his chances of surviving that very difficult first year after fledging.<\/p>\n

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Here he was practicing short jumps and landings, using his wings primarily for balance rather than for lift. His apparent goal was to reach the top of a small rocky hill out of frame to the right.<\/p>\n

He jumped,…<\/p>\n

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flew through the air…<\/p>\n

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and landed in the grass short of his ultimate goal as he…<\/p>\n

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continued to use his wings for balance.<\/p>\n

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But he was less than half way to his goal, the rocky point I’ve marked with a brown arrow near the top of the rocky hill. Here he has his eye on it, apparently gauging its distance and deciding on a strategy for reaching it.<\/p>\n

He needed one more giant leap, with assistance from his wings.<\/p>\n

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He took a step forward and then jumped once again and…<\/p>\n

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sailed through the air in a determined and reaching pose that I adore.<\/p>\n

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He nailed the landing,…<\/p>\n

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folded his wings and…<\/p>\n

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appeared to celebrate his success with a defiant fist-pump.<\/p>\n

I took many photos of him atop his rocky perch but it was his journey there that appealed to me most.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Note to photographers: The first and last photos in this series were taken with my Canon 7D Mark II and Canon 100-400 lens @ 400mm. All of the rest of the photos, the action shots, were taken with the same gear with the lens @ 271mm, 1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 800.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Unlike some humans who have used that phrase this very young hawk actually got the job done.<\/p>\n

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