{"id":10598,"date":"2013-11-16T05:58:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T12:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=10598"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:25:09","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-adult-at-farmington-bay-wma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/11\/16\/red-tailed-hawk-adult-at-farmington-bay-wma\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk Adult At Farmington Bay WMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk lifting off from a Russian Olive – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 314mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Two days ago there was light in the morning and even a few birds that\u00a0were close enough to photograph. When I spotted this Red-tailed Hawk in the top of a Russian Olive tree partially hidden by the branches I hoped that it would lift off after awhile.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk clearing the upper branches – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 314mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

And it did… I just didn’t think it would take off and fly close to me. Even when you think you know how birds might<\/em>\u00a0react they can surprise you.<\/p>\n

I recall a Golden Eagle<\/a> flying so close to me that I could hear its wings and I could not focus on it because it was simply\u00a0too close.<\/p>\n

\"FullFull wing spread of the Red-tailed Hawk – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 314mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I love to be able to observe and photograph the movements of birds when they take flight, some times gracefully… sometimes not.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk\u00a0\u00a0– Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 314mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Raptors appear; to me, to have great concentration when they first lift off and take flight or maybe that is because their eyes always look fierce to me.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk fly by\u00a0– Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 314mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I was happy that I found this adult Red-tailed Hawk<\/span><\/a> at Farmington Bay WMA and that it did lift off after a bit because as handsome as they can be perched, they are even more beautiful on the wing.<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Red-tailed Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was happy that I found this adult Red-tailed Hawk at Farmington Bay WMA and that it did lift off after a bit because as handsome as they can be perched they are even more beautiful On The Wing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1022,697,449,26],"tags":[4004,970,4021,2663,4170,4620,4052,4122,4033,4169,2386,4282,4094,153,4209],"class_list":["post-10598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-red-tailed-hawks","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-autumn","tag-bird-photography","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-buteo-jamaicensis","tag-fall","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-hawk","tag-hawks","tag-hawks-of-utah","tag-lift-off","tag-marsh","tag-raptors","tag-red-tailed-hawk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t