{"id":42065,"date":"2016-09-21T06:02:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T12:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=42065"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:26:52","slug":"juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-on-a-lichen-covered-boulder-in-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2016\/09\/21\/juvenile-red-tailed-hawk-on-a-lichen-covered-boulder-in-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk On A Lichen Covered Boulder In Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuvenileJuvenile Red-tailed Hawk walking down a boulder – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
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Of all the raptors I saw on my most recent trip Red-tailed Hawks were the most numerous and I would say that around half of the Red-tailed Hawks that I saw were juveniles.<\/p>\n

I photographed more juveniles than adults though because they typically aren’t quite as skittish as the adults and hang around longer.<\/p>\n

I saw plenty of hawks perched on fences and power poles and fewer of them perched on natural objects so when I have a subject on a natural perch I often take way too many images of them.<\/p>\n

When I found this juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a lichen covered boulder in Idaho I took a little over 160 frames of it.<\/p>\n

In this frame I loved the texture of the boulder, the raised foot, and the look of concentration the hawk appeared to have as it walked down the boulder.<\/p>\n

\"JuvenileJuvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a lichen covered boulder – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 400, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

When the young hawk was done walking down the boulder it fluffed up its feathers and seemed to be soaking up the warmth of the morning sun.<\/p>\n

It was only 28\u00b0F at the time and I know I could feel the chill in the air.<\/p>\n

The juvenile Red-tailed Hawk<\/span><\/a> seemed perfectly content and didn’t do much at all after this so I said goodbye to it and went looking for more subjects to photograph.<\/p>\n

I wonder if this juvenile has headed south and if it might visit the Salt Lake Valley on its fall migration.<\/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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