{"id":108353,"date":"2022-11-28T04:39:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T11:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=108353"},"modified":"2022-11-28T04:39:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T11:39:23","slug":"immature-red-tailed-hawk-head-on-stare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/11\/28\/immature-red-tailed-hawk-head-on-stare\/","title":{"rendered":"Immature Red-tailed Hawk Head On Stare"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I were a vole, I’d tremble in fear under the head on stare of this immature Red-tailed Hawk that I photographed last week at Farmington Bay WMA.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Red-tailed Hawk head on stare \u2013 Nikon D500, f10, 1\/500, ISO 640, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
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I observed the young raptor flying towards this tree as I was driving at the WMA and watched it land. After getting to where the tree and the hawk were located I maneuvered my Jeep to where I could get the fewest branches in front of the Red-tailed Hawk. While I would have liked for there to be no branches at all in front of the tail of the young raptor that was not possible.<\/p>\n

Besides the head on stare what I liked most about this photo is how the cool blue of the sky contrasts with the warm browns of the hawk’s plumage and the branches of the tree.<\/p>\n

The intense, piercing stare is why I chose this image to share though. I recall feeling a connection to this young hawk while I had it in my viewfinder and I still feel it when I view this photo.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> 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":"

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