Wildlife, landscape and weather photography
A watchful juvenile Red Tailed Hawk flies overhead for a closer inspection of the guy carrying the camera. 😉 Taken yesterday in Adams County, Colorado, this hawk was one of five circling a prairie dog colony. Needless to say, the rodents were a bit stressed out about that.
A pleasant surprise on my way home from work today. This juvenile Swainson’s Hawk was keeping watch over a nearby prairie dog colony. I was surprised it was still hanging around and not headed headed to Argentina for the winter. It allowed me to get quite close then did a nice flyover right above me. Tough lighting and overcast skies but still a decent shot.
One of the largest hawks in North America, Red Tails can be found just about everywhere on the continent and are year-round residents in many locations. I don’t usually have much luck getting pictures of them though as they always seem skittish. This particularly one, on this past July 4, was kind enough to give me a nice flyby though.
Taken this afternoon at Grand Teton National Park. Upon arrival at the park we went for a drive just to get our bearings as we had never been here before. It wasn’t long before the driving stopped and the picture taking commenced as this gorgeous raptor flew overhead.
Hawks have become quite plentiful along the Colorado Front Range this spring as they return from their winter grounds. Today was a veritable hawk fast out near Denver International Airport.
Among the many images captured today was this Red Tailed Hawk with its kill. It was initially perched on the pole, then swooped down to a nearby field and emerged with its meal. Unfortunately he didn’t want me to watch him eat and soon flew off before I could see it eat.
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My son and I headed out this morning for a quick photo tour of some of our usual haunts. This included the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding area.
At the Arsenal it was pretty much standard fare with the bison being the most notable. Just to the north we came across a hawk that was kind enough to give us a few very nice flybys.
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January 18, 2013 – Watchful hawk. Hawks tend to be very elusive to capture in photos – at least they are for me. It seems like they have a knack for knowing when I am nearby and do their best to avoid me. 😉
This particular one was very cooperative and sat for quite a while in a tree at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. The tree branches are busy but the bright, Colorado blue sky behind helps to make it a nice image.
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I generally don’t have too much luck photographing hawks as they are quite skittish and seem to delight in running from me at about the time I get close enough to take a picture. This particular hawk along the South Platte River was not different although he did give me a dirty look before taking off again.
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Lucky enough to have this hawk make a very nice fly by on this day.
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