{"id":51372,"date":"2018-03-24T05:27:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T11:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=51372"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:25:35","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-perched-on-a-sagebrush-covered-hillside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/03\/24\/red-tailed-hawk-perched-on-a-sagebrush-covered-hillside\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk Perched On A Sagebrush Covered Hillside"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultAdult Red-tailed Hawk perched on top of sagebrush – Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It is now the time of the year when the sagebrush begins to push forth new silver-green leaves and the aroma of the sage can tickle my senses simply by brushing it lightly with my hands.<\/p>\n

I know some people can’t stand the smell of sagebrush but I love it. The pungency of the scent revitalizes me in the early spring.<\/p>\n

It is the time of year when Red-tailed Hawks begin to nest, by now most of them here in northern Utah have already selected a mate so they find a nesting location and start to collect nesting materials as the days grow longer and warmer.<\/p>\n

This Red-tailed Hawk<\/span><\/a> was perched on sagebrush near a nesting site one year ago today that has been used for several years now.<\/p>\n

The pair that used that nest last year successfully reared two young that fledged and I wonder if that nest will be used again and by the same pair of hawks. Time will tell I guess, maybe the same pair will nest there and maybe a new pair will take it over this spring.<\/p>\n

I just hope that whoever nests there; if anyone does, are successful in rearing their young.<\/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":"

It is the time of year when Red-tailed Hawks begin to nest, by now most of them here in northern Utah have already selected a mate so they find a nesting location and start to collect nesting materials as the days grow longer and warmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_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":[1148,449,26],"tags":[4004,2663,2069,4170,4033,4169,2386,751,153,4209,4057],"class_list":["post-51372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-red-tailed-hawks","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-blue-sky","tag-buteo-jamaicensis","tag-hawk","tag-hawks","tag-hawks-of-utah","tag-hillside","tag-raptors","tag-red-tailed-hawk","tag-sagebrush"],"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