Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted January 2, 201676 views5 comments

I think this is a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, but I'm not sure. Feel free to weigh in. Found this guy along the Mississippi River while trrying to photograph eagles.

Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/1000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 100

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 3, 2016 at 8:59 AM

Hi Jerry,

This looks like a young red-tailed hawk. The center composition is OK but you could trim a little off the left to give the hawk some more room on the right. I think that should make for a more dynamic composition. I'm amazed that you found a narrow window to get the shot with all of those sticks and branches.................................Jim

ps.: Your second version with the crop looks great!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 3, 2016 at 12:42 PM

Looks like a sub-adult Red-tailed to me. Nice photo, but I agree with Jim Z. on the comp. It's a bit too cntered for my taste.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 3, 2016 at 1:10 PM

I think you are correct on the ID here Jerry, nice vertical presentation. devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 3, 2016 at 1:26 PM

Looks likeit to me, Jerry. I see lots of them at Ridgefield NWR in just this kind of situation and pose. Nice to find it in the clear like this. Is this a pretty fair crop? I seem to be seeing some noise in the hawk and it's a tiny bit soft in the larger image, which doesn't fit with your normal images.

devil

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 3, 2016 at 2:20 PM

Thanks for all the comments. Dennis, this is a fairly large crop. I agree that it is a bit soft. Not sure exactly why. I re-cropped to make the hawk less centered.

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