Red-tailed Hawk surveying its world – Nikon D500, f8, 1/1000, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
I photographed this adult Red-tailed Hawk earlier this year in northern Utah as it perched on a lichen-covered rock surveying its world and thought I would share it today.
Red-tailed Hawks are year round residents in northern Utah and I see them out in the deserts, the mountains, the canyons, along the roads I travel, and I also see them on the wing.
Just seeing them lifts my spirits and reminds me that we all have a place in nature.
Life is good.
Mia
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Congrats to you and them also Mia.. Excellent Photo
Congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life for your son and his bride.
Love the majestic Red-tailed Hawk. Of course.
Hearty congratulations to your son and new daughter!
Seeing wild redtails also lifts my spirits. I’ve always loved how they take the highest-available perch to survey as much land as possible, looking for that slightest of whisker twitches. I remember the day Mariah learned about tall perches in her first year. From that moment on, I could predict where she was going to perch with about 97% accuracy. I love it when they own their skies and the land beneath it.
The rock and lichen are a bonus. We don’t have much of that here 😉
Thank you!
Congratulations. Wish you could have gone too.
I love this photo of the Red-tailed Hawk. And congratulations to your son & soon-to-be daughter-in-law, William & Jen. May you have a long life together.
What a wonderful tribute to your son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law! RTH’s are one of my most favorite animals, and definitely one of my most favorite birds of prey. Thank you for sharing all these incredible photos!
Gorgeous