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12-APR-2009

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont, CA

One red feather is starting to emerge on its tail... I've rooted for this 'guy' for a year now. A banded release and quite (almost too) approachable, it has managed to go the winter season with success and is now becoming an adult...all by itself. In this shot, it was no more than 20 feet away hovering in the afternoon wind.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/6.3 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Guest 03-Jun-2009 07:45
just awesome!
Tom Torbert22-Apr-2009 02:20
Very nice image.. Thanks for the story also.. V
Jean-Rene A20-Apr-2009 22:17
Très impressionnant !
Very impressive ! A fantastic and original portrait ! V
Guest 13-Apr-2009 18:40
wow a wonderful capture.
Kevin Chester13-Apr-2009 09:15
Well captured, magnificent bird.
Licaga13-Apr-2009 06:44
beautyful catch v
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