{"id":89417,"date":"2020-09-12T06:07:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T12:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=89417"},"modified":"2020-09-12T06:07:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T12:07:33","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-with-an-engorged-crop-taking-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/12\/red-tailed-hawk-with-an-engorged-crop-taking-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk With An Engorged Crop Taking Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m guessing this bird had to make some adjustments for a significantly altered center of gravity during takeoff and flight.<\/p>\n

I’m still camping in Montana and Idaho and so far I’ve been thoroughly skunked for quality bird photos to post on my blog. The only photos I brought with me were taken six days ago in northern Utah so this series is from that day.\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/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><\/i><\/u><\/p>\n

I found this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a rock outcropping at about the perfect distance for takeoff and flight shots. Based on the diameter of her tarsi I’m going to call ‘her’ a female – what say ye Laura Culley?<\/p>\n

The instant I saw her in my viewfinder I marveled at the size of her engorged crop. I’d say she’d recently been feeding on something other than just voles. I was afraid she was so full she’d just sit there and digest her meal rather than take off.<\/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

But before long she obliged me.<\/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

This is probably my favorite shot of the takeoff series.<\/p>\n

After she took off I managed to get several flight shots but I’m not including them because that’s just too many photos for me to process in the field on this woefully inadequate laptop.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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PS –\u00a0 As I’ve been composing this post in my camping trailer very early this morning I haven’t been able to resist opening the door and looking out at the moon and stars. They’re breathtaking.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m no night sky photographer but on an impulse I braced my lens against the trailer door and took a few shots.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This is one of them.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’m guessing this bird had to make some adjustments for a significantly altered center of gravity during takeoff and flight.<\/p>\n

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