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Red Tailed Hawk


Red Tailed Hawk
Photo Information
Copyright: Dean Staples (Dando) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300mm APO DG MACRO, Hoya Super HMC Pro-1 UV 58mm
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-12-03 15:06
Viewed: 1316
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 20
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HABITAT: Red-tailed Hawks are found in North America and scattered through Central America and the West Indies. They inhabit open fields and deserts that are interspersed with woods or bluffs, urban areas, mountain forests, and tropical rainforests. Northern birds migrate south during the winter.

DIET: Small to medium-sized mammals, primarily mice, ground squirrels, and jackrabbits, birds, and reptiles are eaten by this hawk. Red-tailed Hawks hunt by swooping down from an elevated perch to seize their prey, snatching birds while flying, or pursuing prey from low level flight. They will also take food from other species. This is called pirating.

REPRODUCTION: This hawk’s stick nest may be found in tall trees, on cliffs, in cactus, or on man-made structures. The female hawk lays 1 - 5 eggs that are incubated for 28 - 35 days. The young hawks fledge about 42 days later and are sexually mature at 2 years of age.

NAME DERIVATION: The scientific name comes from the Latin word buteo, meaning a kind of falcon or hawk, and the Latinized name for Jamaica, West Indies, where the first specimen was collected for study. The common name stems from the fact that most adult Red-tailed Hawks have a brick-red colored tail. This hawk has been called Buzzard, Buzzard Hawk, Hen Hawk, Mouse Hawk, and Red Hawk.

taken from:http://www.peregrinefund.org/Explore_Raptors/hawks/redtail.html
aido, claudine, blakitan, dew77, coasties, horia, scottevers7, jmp has marked this note useful
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Hi Dean,
This is really nice, a striking composition. It's a little unusual in that the birds face is so high in the frame but I think it works brilliantly because of the shapes and colours in the rest of the picture, especially the curved line of the wing and the contrasts between light, colour and shadow. Sharpness for me is perfect, great detail and textures. Excellent portrait. I thought it a little dark so I did a workshop, hope you don't mind and hope it's useful.
Cheers,
Adrian

Dean,

what a stunning image of this hawk,
I love these birds,
great attention to detail,

fototab

Hi Dean,
Superb close up shot with low light intensity. Amazingly sharp and neat image. Nice tigh cropping.
Excellent shot.

Ben Lakitan

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-12-04 4:02]

Hello Dean,
Verry nice capture.POV,details,DOF you managed,colors,sharpness and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

Hi Dean

This is an interesting crop. It works well... I like it! You show nice colours and details. TFS.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2078 W: 216 N: 3757] (12468)
  • [2006-12-04 5:53]

Hi Dean

What a splendid artistical post!
The dimm light here works wonderful and the colors of the feathers of this superb hawk are simply lovely.
Also the pose and look in its eyes is impressive and very well captured and the omposition just does well to emphaise that.
Graet work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Dean,
I really like your choice of composition and framing here. Some dramatic light just makes it that much better. Nice sharp detail in the plumage shows the beautiful colors and patterns so well. Nice work.
Scott

Hello Dean,
What an amazing and original capture of this wonderful bird. I really like this great composition with those very nice details, colors and dark BG. The pose of the bird is very sophisticated :-) He looks aristocratic I think. Wonderful image. Thanks,
Claudine

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2006-12-04 14:48]

Hi Dean!
What a portrait! Light, colors and pose make a really original, eye-caching composition.
Best regards, José M.

Hello Dean,
Interesting framing!
Good colours and fine details, the feather coat is well reproduced...
Good light and a wonderful image to resy my eyes on!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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