Red Tailed Hawk Summer Flight
by Morris Finkelstein
Title
Red Tailed Hawk Summer Flight
Artist
Morris Finkelstein
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a conspicuous and large hawk, with a length of about 19 inches and a weight of about 2.4 pounds. Their breeding range is throughout most of North America, including the entire United States. The Red Tailed Hawk has 14 subspecies, showing lots of geographic variation in plumage colors. While the adults have the distinctive red tail, the juveniles have patterned tails with numerous dark bars. Their varied habitats include forest, desert, grasslands, farmlands, and urban areas. Most common prey includes small mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish. Red Tailed Hawks typically hunt either from an elevated perch and swoop down on their prey, or while flying, pursuing and capturing prey on the ground or in the air.
This juvenile Red Tailed Hawk in flight on a sunny summer's day, heading towards water, was photographed at the Croton Point Park, in Croton, New York on 6-26-2019. I used a Nikon D850 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/4.0E FL ED VR2 telephoto lens to capture this action photograph. Settings: 1/4000 sec, f/7.1, ISO 500.
I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Wild Birds Of The World, 7-4-2019
A Birding Group - Wings, 7-6-2019
FAA Portraits, 7-22-2019
FAA Portraits - Birds, 7-29-2019
10 Plus, 8-26-2019
Mid-Atlantic States Of The USA, 4-16-2021
Showcasing The South And Mid-Atlantic, 4-21-2023
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July 1st, 2019
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