I saw a low of 15°F yesterday morning up in the East Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains and I also saw plenty of Red-tailed Hawk adults perched in trees and flying along the way.
Autumn adult Red-tailed Hawk perched in an aspen – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2000, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
I struggled with heat wave distortion a lot yesterday morning and I was disappointed in the quality of many of the photos I took because of that. These two photos of adult Red-tailed Hawks in the East Canyon were fine and didn’t seem affected by the heat wave distortion.
In the immediate area where this adult Red-tailed Hawk was perched in an Aspen I could see six other red tails hanging around in the trees and hillsides. I love the view of the red tail of this hawk but I am not so sure about the cluttered setting.
East Canyon Red-tailed Hawk adult – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2500, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
I like the setting and clean background of this Red-tailed Hawk image more than I do the previous photo but I wish the red tail was more visible. The background is distant mountains with some Gambel’s Oaks that have changed colors because of the cooler temps.
I did see some snow up close in the mountains. The weather is changing quickly here and I actually had to wear my fleece under layers to stay warm.
Life is good.
Mia
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Mia,
Your 1st red-tailed hawk photo is fantastic: Greys, and whites and blacks…and that beautiful red tail!
I don’t think that you go into the great outdoors and say “it’s too cluttered out here”.
This photo takes me straight to this hawk in it’s beautiful tree and I really want to hang out with it for awhile.
Thank you!
Sue
Both are very beautiful….
If the bird is happy in its setting (and this red-tail looks supremely comfortable, so should we be.
Nice Mia!
Excellent photos!
What cluttered setting? Eyes zero in on the beautiful Red-tailed Hawk. The white of the Aspen gives a nice contrast to the bird..
Aw Mia, there is always such perfection in your images and you bring us all a world we rarely see. Have you ever heard the song “Redtail Hawk” by Kate Wolf? You would love it. 🙂
Very nice photos Mia, I really like natural even busy natural poses much better than telephone poles etc, so yours are great and the info about the Red-Tails is very helpful to a novice like me!!
Beautiful photos Mia