You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I don’t have much to say about this image. About a week ago, on a day that ultimately became one of the hottest days of this year, so far, I came across
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I posted an image of a Red-tailed Hawk with plumage that was predominately rufous or red. I said then that its plumage was unusual for Red Tails in this
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again fora detailed view. Most of the Red-tailed Hawks that show up in the southwestern United States have similar plumage that includes brown heads, dark brown backs and outer wings, and pale breasts and abdomens that may
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I photographed a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk just as it launched. Over the years I’ve made a lot of hawks taking flight shots. I like this one, however, because it
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The other day I posted an image of a Ferruginous Hawk engaging in the behavior known as “rousing.” I explained that rousing involves vigorous shaking of plumage, sort of like a dog
You may enlarge any images in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Today I’m posting a series of images depicting a Red-tailed Hawk as it took off from its perch and began flying. The entire four-image sequence transpires over a period of time lasting
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. A brief post today — this is yet another example of why I often prefer to photograph in relatively difficult lighting conditions. The sun was at a 90-degree angle to this Red-tailed
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Southern Arizona is experiencing what some might say is an “el niño” winter with weather influenced by unusually warm water in the tropical Pacific ocean. Our weather has been wetter than I can remember
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. A couple of weekends ago I got a very early start and was in southern Arizona’s farmlands just as the sun broke over the horizon. I hadn’t been driving there for very long
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. It’s still winter in southern Arizona but some species’ biological clocks are ticking and the imperative to pair up and mate is becoming stronger and stronger. When it comes to raising families Red-tailed
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