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Circling around after an unsuccessful capture attempt, the hawk is in landing approach at a more distant tree.
Just one of the many color combinations in our area.
Montgomery Ridge Road, Asotin County, Washington, USA
James Telford and Brennan saw a lot of stuff in The Arboretum today, including this gorgeous Red-tailed Hawk. They also saw and/or heard Pine Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, Northern Cardinal, Dark Eyed Junco, Black Capped Chickadee, Coopers Hawk (both the male and the female), Turkey Vultures, Pine Siskins, mallards, canada geese, Golden-Crowned Kinglet, American Goldfinch, Brown Headed Cowbirds, Northern Flickers and a Pileated Woodpecker.
Our most common hawk, and one very variable in appearance. Yellow gape on this one seemed more prominent than average. The bird flew down into a pickweed marsh at the north end of Bayfront Park, Mill Valley, California ("that's my home....").
Cornell Cam, Red-tailed Hawk, 6/13/12 at 07:03 EDT. All three hawks at nest site - No 1 is hidden behind these two, lol.
Unlike their Eastern cousins, Western Red-tails come in a variety of plumages, often confusing the birder.
Peola Road, Asotin County, Washington, USA
Abbotsford,British Columbia, Canada
7R is a juvenile that was captured and tagged on 26 August 2018 at YVR and translocated to Duncan Road near Chilliwack the next day. This is the second sighting of this bird since it has been released.
Saw this red-tailed hawk perched on a foot-bridge while driving by. Turned the car around and parked, then slowly worked my way towards it, taking a few "safety" shots here and there. Still not close enough to start shooting in earnest - but with a good chance since the hawk apparently was still tolerating me - a biker came from the opposite direction and the opportunity was lost.
As you might imagine I did not have friendly thoughts for the biker...
Overcast day - forced to shoot at ISO 800 with my D200 - made me wish for the D300.
In addition, for the shot below, a +1 EV exposure correction would have been in order - had I had the chance to actually dial it in.
This is the same hawk I photographed a week ago at Hell's Gate SP. Persistence paid off and I got some better photos. My feeling is this is a dark morph juvenile, but I'm open to opinions. Seen from the back it appears to be a juvenile.