Hawk hunting at dawn

Hawk hunting at dawn 3 comments

Captured this Red-tailed Hawk as he was surveying the field behind our house for his breakfast during sunrise. The other images were shot after I followed him to a tree that allowed me to get closer.

And this is the one when he finally had enough:

3 responses to “Hawk hunting at dawn”

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Beautiful captures, Lutz, especially the first one back-lit by the sun. It is not an osprey, however. Possibly an immature shoulder-shouldered hawk? see allaboutbirds.org for more help with ID. It is a great resource!

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Eliza Waters
January 14, 2017 at 4:04 pm
- Thanks for noticing that. Looks like a more common hawk. I made sure I corrected the post’s title. 🙂
  
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  Lutz Braum
  January 14, 2017 at 5:11 pm
  - Glad to help! 🙂
    
    Eliza Waters
    January 14, 2017 at 5:12 pm

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