Autumn immature Red-tailed Hawk, Davis County, UtahAutumn immature Red-tailed Hawk – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/800, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited

Just a simple, one image post this morning.

I photographed this immature Red-tailed Hawk about one year ago after leaving Farmington Bay WMA while I was on my way home and just prior to getting on the interstate. I liked the yellow leaves in the background because they show the colors of autumn but I wished at the time that the young hawk had been in better light so I hadn’t posted it here until now. I wasn’t quite sure I could get over the not quite perfect light.

The more I have looked at this image over the past year the more I liked it for the flight pose, the look at the Red-tailed Hawk’s plumage colors against those yellow leaves and somehow the poor lighting conditions became less significant to my eyes.

The photo isn’t perfect but then nature always is in its own way.

Life is good.

Mia

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