{"id":54775,"date":"2018-10-26T05:45:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T11:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=54775"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:38:03","slug":"immature-red-tailed-hawk-in-flight-with-the-colors-of-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/10\/26\/immature-red-tailed-hawk-in-flight-with-the-colors-of-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Immature Red-tailed Hawk In Flight With The Colors Of Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AutumnAutumn immature Red-tailed Hawk – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Just a simple, one image post this morning.<\/p>\n

I photographed this immature Red-tailed Hawk about one year ago after leaving Farmington Bay WMA while I was on my way home and just prior to getting on the interstate.<\/p>\n

I liked the yellow leaves in the background because they show the colors of autumn but I wished at the time that the young hawk had been in better light so I hadn’t posted it here until now.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t quite sure I could get over the not quite perfect light.<\/p>\n

The more I have looked at this image over the past year the more I liked it for the flight pose, the look at the Red-tailed Hawk’s<\/span><\/a> plumage colors against those yellow leaves and somehow the poor lighting conditions became less significant to my eyes.<\/p>\n

The photo isn’t perfect but then nature always is in its own way.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

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

The more I have looked at this image over the past year the more I liked it for the flight pose, the look at the Red-tailed Hawk’s plumage colors against those yellow leaves and somehow the poor lighting conditions became less significant to my eyes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,1022,449,26],"tags":[970,2663,4170,2497,5436,4052,4169,2386,4067,4071,153,4209],"class_list":["post-54775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-red-tailed-hawks","category-utah","tag-autumn","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-buteo-jamaicensis","tag-buteos","tag-fall-colors","tag-flight","tag-hawks","tag-hawks-of-utah","tag-immature","tag-juvenile","tag-raptors","tag-red-tailed-hawk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-juvenile-autumn-mia-mcpherson-2018.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-eft","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60656,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/10\/03\/autumn-colors-with-an-immature-red-tailed-hawk-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":54775,"position":0},"title":"Autumn Colors With An Immature Red-tailed Hawk In The Wasatch Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I have to wonder though how many people walked or drove right past this young Red-tailed Hawk and never noticed that it was even there","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Immature Red-tailed Hawk in early autumn, Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-fall-colors-mia-mcpherson-0779.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-fall-colors-mia-mcpherson-0779.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-fall-colors-mia-mcpherson-0779.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-fall-colors-mia-mcpherson-0779.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54898,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/11\/06\/immature-red-tailed-hawk-at-east-canyon-state-park\/","url_meta":{"origin":54775,"position":1},"title":"Immature Red-tailed Hawk at East Canyon State Park","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"I was able to photograph two immature Red-tailed Hawks at East Canyon State Park and the photos I am sharing today are of the first one that I found.","rel":"","context":"In "Birds"","block_context":{"text":"Birds","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Immature Red-tailed Hawk in flight at East Canyon State Park, Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-flight-mia-mcpherson-5961.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-flight-mia-mcpherson-5961.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-flight-mia-mcpherson-5961.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/red-tailed-hawk-immature-flight-mia-mcpherson-5961.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":97676,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/11\/27\/immature-red-tailed-hawk-perched-in-front-of-the-wasatch-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":54775,"position":2},"title":"Immature Red-tailed Hawk Perched In Front Of The Wasatch Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 27, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"I photograph tons of Red-tailed Hawks. 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