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Red Tailed Beauty


Red Tailed Beauty
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Copyright: angela LL (angela926) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 19 N: 797] (3069)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, EF 75-300 mm f/4-5.6 III
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/2500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-29 12:56
Viewed: 582
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A beautiful Red-Tailed Hawk at the Read Sanctuary in Rye New York.
Red-tailed Hawk: Large, highly variable hawk with brown upperparts, head and throat. The underparts are pale with brown streaks. Wings are pale below with dark bar at leading edge and dark tips. The tail is red-brown with dark terminal band. Legs and feet are yellow. Soars on thermals and updrafts.

Range and Habitat
Red-tailed Hawk: Found in Alaska and Canada south to Panama. Found in open country, woodlands, prairie groves, mountains, plains, farmlands, and roadsides.

INTERESTING FACTSThe raspy cry of the Red-tailed Hawk is typically used in movies to represent any eagle or hawk anywhere in the world.
They can spot a mouse from a height of 100 feet.
Males and females perform a courtship ritual in which they dive and roll in the sky. They will even lock talons and fall together a distance before splitting apart.
A group of hawks has many collective nouns, including a "boil", "knot", "spiraling", "stream", and "tower" of hawks.
ferranjlloret, CeltickRanger, MMM, writerscrawlz, tuslaw, eqshannon, eng55, Gert-Paassen, maurydv has marked this note useful
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Hi Angela,
Excellent composition of this Red-Tailed Hawk, nice species, good POV.
Thanks for posting, Greetings. Ferran.

hello Angela

one of your best photographys of a bird of prey,
shot with a fine POV and framing, beautiful natural luminosity,
excellent sharpness and details, this Red-Tailed Hawk's pose
it is bringing dynamism to the image, TFS

Asbed

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-01-29 16:01]

Hi Angela
That is a nice capture.Your image is very sharp and the plumage detail is good.Nice light and colors.
TFS Michel

A fantastic post...one of curiosity or one of musing...great quality. The pose is original, details fabulous, and composition superb. Notes are also great.
Kathy :-)

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 501 W: 20 N: 1380] (4825)
  • [2009-01-29 17:09]

Hello Angela,
Love the intense gaze this hawk is displaying. Composed nicely with rich colors and very good detail. Birds of prey are fascinating to view and this is a great shot of this particular bird!! Very informative notes!
Ron

Hi Angela
This is a great shot of this red tail.Nice detail,light and color.
Great job! TFS
Tom

It says Canon but still looks as good as a Nikon:-) I say that with no bias...well maybe a bit...but a superb image Angela...I have a very larger Reserve here in the area and I cannot get this close in..You had some good gear and good eye!
Bob

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2383 W: 94 N: 5492] (17498)
  • [2009-01-30 11:20]

Hello Angela,
Beautiful photo in a great pose. Excellent natural colours and sharpness. Very good composition and POV.
Have a good weekend,
Peter

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1129 W: 32 N: 1134] (3500)
  • [2009-01-30 11:44]

Hi Angela,
Beautiful capture.I liked pose of bird,details,framing and composition a lot.
Thanks for posting.

Hi Angela,

nice capture from this bird of prey.
Good pov and sharpness.
You are better and better with each picture.
Beautiful colours.

Gert

Hi Angela,
what a beautiful capture of Red-Tailed Hawk taken from an excellent POV with a good sharpness, nice colours and light, i love the birds of prey and this one is very beatiful in a nice composition.
TFS.
Have a good weekend
Maurizio

This is a superb bird and not easy to photograph! I see some quite often here but every time I what to take a picture, they just fly away... I like this pose you captured, excellent details with beautiful lightning. TFS,
Claudine

Hello Angela

This is a super POV with excellent detail and sharpness.
The natural setting is terrific.
Excellent light and vibrant colours.
A beauty.
TFS

Wolf

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