{"id":6705,"date":"2012-12-04T05:17:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T12:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T18:37:55","slug":"photographing-red-tailed-hawk-juvies-on-the-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/12\/04\/photographing-red-tailed-hawk-juvies-on-the-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographing Red-tailed Hawk Juveniles On The Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed juvenile landing on a rock outcropping – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 300mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

These are a just few images that I have edited taken since August of Red-tailed Hawk juveniles on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The juvenile Red-tailed above was just coming in to land on a rocky out cropping, the white wash is a sign that this rock is used as a perch often and not just by the Red-tailed Hawks. I’ve seen American Kestrels, Chukars, Rock Wrens, Western Meadowlarks, and more on those rocks.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk juvenile and its shadow – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though the young \u00a0hawk is small in the frame in this image I like it because of the bird’s shadow falling on the rock below it.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed juvie flying past – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

This immature Red-tailed Hawk was looking at the rock it would soon perch on as it flew past me.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureWe have lift off – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2000, ISO 640, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

This immature Red-tailed was just lifting off from the dark rocks when I created this image, the talons on the bird’s right foot were still touching the perch it was leaving. This frame shows how long the legs of these Red-tailed Hawks actually are.<\/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":"

These are a just few images that I have edited taken since August of Red-tailed Hawk juveniles on Antelope Island State Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166140,"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":[511,27,1022,449,26],"tags":[2663,4170,4052,4122,4169,2386,4067,4071,4123,4282,8301,8300,153,5414,4209,1994],"class_list":["post-6705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-red-tailed-hawks","category-utah","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-buteo-jamaicensis","tag-flight","tag-flying","tag-hawks","tag-hawks-of-utah","tag-immature","tag-juvenile","tag-landing","tag-lift-off","tag-photograph","tag-photographing","tag-raptors","tag-red-tail","tag-red-tailed-hawk","tag-shadow"],"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