{"id":7967,"date":"2013-03-29T03:55:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T09:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7967"},"modified":"2025-12-26T14:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:16:01","slug":"adult-red-tailed-hawk-on-a-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/03\/29\/adult-red-tailed-hawk-on-a-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Red-tailed Hawk On A Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AdultPerched adult Red-tailed Hawk<\/span><\/p>\n

Tooele County beckoned yesterday and I am glad it did because I found and pointed out this adult Red-tailed Hawk. The day turned out to be sunny and warm which was delightful after the long winter we had here in Utah.<\/p>\n

The Red-tail didn’t stay perched long.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult Red-tailed lifting off<\/span><\/p>\n

And it lifted off in a different direction than I had expected. I like this pose because the wings are up, the hawk is focused on the direction it is heading and the feet haven’t completely left the perch yet.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk right after lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

Adult Red-tailed Hawks<\/span><\/a> have such dark eyes and this image shows that well along with the beautiful earthy tones under the wing and the chest.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk flying over a ridge to the east<\/span><\/p>\n

The hawk was heading east and\u00a0the light was nice. I can’t tell you how many images I have dumped into my recycle bin because the light wasn’t great.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk flying above the ridge<\/span><\/p>\n

As the hawk flew lower I lost focus right after this image was taken.<\/p>\n

It was a wonderful day.<\/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

These images were taken with a Nikon D300, f6.3, shutter speeds were between 1\/1250 to 1\/1600, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4 x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tooele County beckoned yesterday and I am glad it did because of coming across this adult Red-tailed 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