“Circumstances” have kept me out of the field for the last few days and it looks like bad weather for photography will continue to keep me home for a few more days, so I may be posting older photos in the interim. Beginning today.
1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in
Four years ago I spent some quality time with this young Red-tailed Hawk as ‘he’ was trying to figure life out. He seemed unsure about pretty much everything, including how to preen his own feathers. Here he was trying to “rezip” the hooks on one of his wing primaries but once his bill got to the tip of the feather…
1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in
he didn’t seem to know what to do with it. He held this position for so long I got lots of photos that look almost exactly like this one. He just stared off into space, seeming to wonder what to do next.
1/5000, f/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in
A short time later he raised, twisted and flared his tail in preparation for working on those feathers but at first he acted like he didn’t know where or how to begin. Once again, I got lots of photos that look like this one.
Because of their goofy behaviors, young raptors may be my favorite photo subjects. When I can get close to them.
Ron
Autor Ron Dudley
