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Red-tailed Hawk

Very cooperative Red-tailed Hawks who attempted to hunt within a couple feet of where I was standing. I had to back up to get my camera to even focus, then back up even more to fit the bird with frayed tail feathers in frame. The bird with near-mint tail feathers in the first three shots was hit by a car a couple days later, unfortunately.
Red-tailed Hawk #2 (undamaged tail)
Red-tailed Hawk #2 (undamaged tail)		 Red-tailed Hawk #2 (undamaged tail)
Red-tailed Hawk #2 (undamaged tail)		 Red-tailed Hawk #2 (undamaged tail)
Red-tailed Hawk #2 (undamaged tail)		 Sitting on the railroad
Sitting on the railroad		 Hunting within 15 ft. of me
Hunting within 15 ft. of me
Hunting within 15 ft. of me
Hunting within 15 ft. of me		 Close-up (cropped slightly)
Close-up (cropped slightly)		 Uncropped view of hawk at close range
Uncropped view of hawk at close range		 Uncropped view of hawk at close range
Uncropped view of hawk at close range		 Ratty tail (undoubtedly from mobbing crows)
Ratty tail (undoubtedly from mobbing crows)
Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction		 On the ground during an unsuccessful pounce
On the ground during an unsuccessful pounce		 Looking for the one that got away
Looking for the one that got away		 Drying wings from plunge into the wet grass
Drying wings from plunge into the wet grass		 Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)20-Nov-2010 22:52
Beautiful captures! V
Paolo
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