Rough-legged Hawk on a gray day – Nikon D300, f5.6, 1/2500, ISO 800, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 357mm, natural light, not baited
It was a fairly gray day here and that kept me from going out with my camera but some gray days I just have to get out. The day in 2011 when I photographed this Rough-legged Hawk was gray but it didn’t really bother me to capture this handsome bird in low light. Â It had taken off from some bushes on Antelope Island near the marina that are no longer there. I miss seeing the Rough-legged Hawks perched on those bushes. Well, they were invasives but I sure wish that native shrubs or trees had been planted there to take their place. We need every tree and shrub we can plant.
Anyway, on this gray day I have been messing around trying to get a new theme set up on my site so please excuse the dust and the mess. I’ll try to get all the kinks sorted out soon.
Life is good.
Mia
I really like being able to see the individual talons and the discrete feathers on the far wing. This is not what we usually see when we watch a bird in motion. Thank you, Mia!
Beautiful shot!
So so beautiful!!!!!
That bird would brighten even the greyest of days…
It sure would EC!
A very unusual shot! Really,really nice! Good luck with your “furniture moving”…hope you get things set up to your satisfaction soon…
Thanks Patty.
I hope this looks okay on your iPad. The index page looks odd on my tablet because a few images are missing on the latest blog posts.
Fantastic!
Thank you Ian.
Amazing color and saturation considering the lighting!
Thanks Steven!