Red-Tailed Hawk

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Red-Tailed Hawk
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Copyright: angela LL (angela926) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 8 N: 389] (1688)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 III
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite Bird of Prey photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-20 8:38
Viewed: 314
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Red-Tailed Hawk at the wertheim Nature Preserve in Shirley New York.

The most common and widespread hawk in North America, the Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of open country. It is frequently seen sitting on utility poles where it watches for rodents in the grass along the roadside.

Description
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Large hawk.
Wings long and broad.
Tail broad and red.
Most commonly with pale chest and dark band across belly.

Size: 45-65 cm (18-26 in)
Wingspan: 114-133 cm (45-52 in)
Weight: 690-1460 g (24.36-51.54 ounces)
Sex Differences
Sexes look alike; female larger.

Sound
Call a raspy, scraping, screamed "kree-eee-ar."

topConservation Status
Populations increasing in much of North America, apparently in response to the widespread establishment of open, wooded parkland in place of grassland or dense forest.

Other Names
Buse à queue rousse (French)
Aguililla parda (Spanish)


Cool Facts


The "Harlan's Hawk" was once considered a separate species. It breeds in Alaska and northwestern Canada, and winters on the southern Great Plains. This very dark form has a marbled white, brown, and gray tail instead of a red one. Many individuals intermediate between Harlan's and more typical Red-tailed Hawks can be found.


The raspy cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is used in movies to represent any eagle or hawk anywhere in the world.


In the courtship display a pair of Red-tailed Hawks soars in wide circles at a great height. The male dives down in a steep drop, then shoots up again at nearly as steep an angle. He repeats this maneuver several times, then approaches the female from above. He extends his legs and touches or grasps her briefly. The pair may grab onto one other and may interlock their talons and spiral toward the ground.

This Red-Tailed Hawk is in captivity due to an injury.
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Woww Angel,
splendid portrait of Red-Tailed Hawk
Wonderfull colours, very sharp
perfect focus with ideal deeph of field,
hi quality post indeed,
cheer,
friendly,
Pat

Bellissimo ritratto, ottimo POV, la composizione ricalca uno stile classico di ritratto pittorico umano e l'aquila sembra avere una postura "umana", eccellente nitidezza, molto belli i colori e BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Hello Angela,
Nice portrait of this Hawk.
Very sharp and good dof, beautiful details in the feathers.


Gert

hello Angela

excellent portrait shot of the Red-Tailed Hawk,
with a fine POV, excellent luminosity of the image,
lovely colours of the plumage, great sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

One of my favorite aviary creatures...for many years I saved a feather dropped for me as if saying goodbye...when I left my original wilderness....but I gave it up this year to a native American who is allowed to possess it. I am not as per US law. Crazy world isn't it?! A fine image of a legendary bird. Well done!
Bob

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 138 W: 7 N: 312] (1026)
  • [2008-05-20 19:17]

Perfect image Angela,
Great pose with superb sharpness and color tones. These birds are amazingly beautiful to watch, as they soar in sky above. Excellent notes!
Ron

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 298 W: 79 N: 886] (3395)
  • [2008-05-20 21:12]

Another beautiful portrait from you Angela. Excellent focus, sharpness and details in the plumage. Majestic pose captured.:)Exposure is spot on. Lovely colours.I liked the framing too. I hope the bird has recovered from the injury.
TFS & Regards,
Smitha.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2671 W: 67 N: 9126] (28536)
  • [2008-05-20 22:23]

Hello Angel

Another beautiful raptor portrait.
The eyes are wonderful with lovely catch light.
Excellent focus and sharpness.
The plumage detail shows well.
TFS

Rob

Hi Angela, very nice portrait of this Red-tail, with excellent close detail and very excellent colour. I like the pose you have of him looking over his right shoulder into the camera. Very nice capture of that eye.

Thanks, John

Hola Angela.
Magnífico retrato con buenos detalles.
Buen comentario.
Saludos,JL

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1174 W: 0 N: 4243] (12444)
  • [2008-05-21 23:20]

Hi Angela

A lovely shot - great pose with very good detail.

James

Hi Angela,

A beautiful portrait of this Red-Tailed Hawk! The face and plummage are both wonderful. Excellent natural colors and fine details. I really like the composition.

I am a New Yorker even though I live in Arizona now - always will be a New Yorker. Shirley sounds so familiar to me but I can't recall just where it is.

Jane

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