Immature Red-tailed Hawk with a big white bib – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1/2000, ISO 4000, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
It was a truly gloomy day when I spotted this immature Red-tailed Hawk perched in a tree with many branches at Farmington Bay last December. The white bib of the young raptor stood out like a beacon in the gloom which caught my eyes and drew my attention to this bird. The whiteness of the bib made the zig-zag pattern of its bellyband seem even more pronounced to my eyes.
This young Red-tailed Hawk was a good distance from the road where I was located and I knew I wasn’t going to get frame-filling images of the bird but I liked the setting, the branches of the tree, the mountains in the background, plus the look of concentration that the immature hawk seemed to have.
I guess that some people might think the multitude of branches in this photo are distracting but as usual I take my photos for myself and not for or to impress other people. I love and appreciate this image just as it is.
Life is good.
Mia
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A handsome young Redtail, indeed. For me, the branch he’s sitting on and the two branches above him create a nice frame around him so that the other branches aren’t distracting, just background texture.
Taking off (or landing) from there must have been a little bit like threading a needle. Wonderful capture.
I like this photo, too. The branches are a big part of why I like it. Merry Christmas. Thank you for another year of great photos, and commentary.