{"id":9957,"date":"2013-10-25T05:26:42","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T11:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=9957"},"modified":"2025-04-02T04:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T09:21:26","slug":"wishful-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/10\/25\/wishful-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Wishful Thinking And A Rough-legged Hawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two years ago I photographed this Rough-legged Hawk with a vole in its talons as it flew along the causeway to Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a> with the Great Salt Lake in the background.<\/p>\n

\"Rough-leggedRough-legged Hawk with a vole in flight over the Great Salt Lake – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1200, ISO 400, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, the hawk caught its own prey, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

The weather had been horrible in the morning so I didn’t get to the causeway until afternoon when the clouds had cleared up and it seemed that the blue of the water was intensified by the crisp blue winter sky overhead.<\/p>\n

Bird photography has been very slow for me for some time now, yesterday I went out but didn’t even click the shutter button.\u00a0\u00a0I keep hoping that I will see\u00a0a few handsome\u00a0Rough-legged Hawks through my view finder.<\/p>\n

Wishful thinking, right?<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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