{"id":8749,"date":"2013-06-30T03:45:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T09:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8749"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:34:02","slug":"and-we-have-lift-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/06\/30\/and-we-have-lift-off\/","title":{"rendered":"And We Have Lift Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WilletWillet – Run and lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I wanted to share some bird lift off images today so I rounded up a few that showed different styles of lift offs. This Willet took the run and lift off approach from a boulder on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a>. The Willet’s left leg had just been on the boulder.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Meadowlark – Push and lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

This Western Meadowlark pushed off with its legs to lift off, its feet are still on the Greasewood as it started to flutter its wings.<\/p>\n

\"SquattingSquatting Horned Lark – preparing for lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

Horned Larks often use the squat and lift off method, almost sounds like a weigh-lifting move only the weight lifter wouldn’t be flying away at breakneck speed.<\/p>\n

\"Swainson's<\/a>Swainson’s Hawk – Squat and\u00a0lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

This Swainson’s Hawk photographed at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> in Montana also employed the squat and lift off method but it looked a bit more powerful than the Horned Lark did and the hawk didn’t fly off nearly as fast as the lark did. Look at that concentration!<\/p>\n

\"Rough-leggedRough-legged Hawk – Leap and lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

Now this Rough-legged Hawk took a leap as lift off using its very long powerful wings. I’d give this bird a score of ten for technique!<\/p>\n

\"Red-shoulderedRed-shouldered Hawk – Push and lift off<\/span><\/p>\n

This Red-shouldered Hawk didn’t squat much as\u00a0it pushed off\u00a0from the\u00a0old snag it was perched on in a smooth fluid movement that propelled the bird forward.<\/p>\n

Flight shots are wonderful but so are lift off shots.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my bird photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wanted to share some bird lift off images today so I rounded up a few that showed different styles of lift offs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8743,"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":[511,27,1022,25,704,436,12,2000,608,882,1087,206,26,371,308],"tags":[2663,4275,4219,4200,4181,4033,4169,1327,285,6433,2136,4282,4825,2269,4218,1648,274,2267,4061,4034,2268,4168,4308,4047],"class_list":["post-8749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-florida","category-fort-de-soto-county-park","category-horned-larks","category-montana","category-pinellas-county-florida","category-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","category-red-shouldered-hawks","category-rough-legged-hawks","category-swainson-hawks","category-utah","category-western-meadowlarks","category-willets","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-buteo-lagopus","tag-buteo-lineatus","tag-buteo-swainsoni","tag-eremophila-alpestris","tag-hawk","tag-hawks","tag-horned-lark","tag-large-game","tag-lark","tag-larks-2","tag-lift-off","tag-meadowlarks","tag-push","tag-red-shouldered-hawk","tag-rough-legged-hawk","tag-shorebirds-2","tag-squat","tag-sturnella-neglecta","tag-swainsons-hawk","tag-thrust","tag-tringa-semipalmata","tag-western-meadowlark","tag-willet"],"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