{"id":9605,"date":"2013-09-27T04:19:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T10:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9605"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:28:31","slug":"red-tailed-hawk-juveniles-on-the-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/09\/27\/red-tailed-hawk-juveniles-on-the-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-tailed Hawk Juveniles On The Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuvenileJuvenile Red-tailed Hawk gliding past a grassy slope, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve been missing the juvenile Red-tailed Hawks<\/span><\/a> that I photographed on Antelope Island State Park that I first spotted there\u00a0towards the end of last year’s summer\u00a0who hung around\u00a0into the fall.<\/p>\n

Before the vole population crashed<\/a> the young hawks and a few adults were such great subjects and I could almost depend on seeing one or two of them within easy reach of my lens.<\/p>\n

\"Red-tailedRed-tailed Hawk juvenile in flight – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

Watching the immature hawks learning to perfect their hunting skills was a joy and I loved it when they would perch on the dark rocks or on the wing as they fly past me because it made for some wonderful photographic opportunities. These raptors look powerful when they are perched and even more so when they are on the wing.<\/p>\n

\"JuvenileLanding Red-tailed Hawk juvenile – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 257mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

There haven’t been as many raptors on Antelope Island since the vole population crashed last year but as the vole population increases they will come back.<\/p>\n

One of the Red-tailed Hawk juveniles I photographed on Antelope Island last year has “migrated” to Switzerland where my photo of it will be featured on a 5 x 15 meter billboard for a yacht company.<\/p>\n

The yacht company liked “the attributes associated with a hawk … Wanderer, Gracefulness, Defensive, Sharp Vision etc.” because it matches their “voyage philosophy”.\u00a0 I hope to post a photo of the billboard when they put it up and photograph it for me.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Red-tailed Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n