Hawk - For Nova -

Hawk - For Nova -

Red Tailed Hawk soaring on thermals near The Bluff, Taken near home.

the Red Tailed Hawks shown in my bird book appear to have a lighter underbody, but there are variations. If this is not a Red Tailed Hawk, would appreciate if someone will let me know, thanks : )

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Created on: 22 April 2006

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Comments:

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Aug 17, 2006 at 5:56 AM said:

many thanks, Anne, glad you found this one and like it. It was a lovely sight to watch it soaring.

Anne from West Virginia on Aug 16, 2006 at 4:05 PM said:

How did I ever miss this one the first time round? Stunningly beautiful, it takes one's breath away. What a wonderful shot!!!

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 24, 2006 at 3:59 PM said:

thanks very much, Carol, it's one of my favourites I think

Shutterbug from Maine on Apr 24, 2006 at 7:31 AM said:

Awesome shot!!!

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 24, 2006 at 3:21 AM said:

Hi Fella, been thinking about you, - glad to see you here again. Thanks for the nice praise, much appreciated : ) I didn't know that, about them liking to fly the opp. way, - a lucky shot. First time I ever got a good hawk pic : )

fella from wa state on Apr 24, 2006 at 12:13 AM said:

wow ./.great shot ..clarity ..facing towards you ..sometimes hard to capture ..they like to fly away from you ..bravo ..cudos ..fella

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 23, 2006 at 11:40 PM said:

thanks Talsi for the nice comments. I kept hoping one would come to the patio, as they do sometimes in winter, but know what you mean re the songbirds. We had a red tailed hawk kill a band tailed pigeon in our backyard years ago, during some snowy weather

Talsi from Western North Carolina USA on Apr 23, 2006 at 10:54 PM said:

Awesome photo. Great capture of the spread of wings. We do have red tailed hawks here in WNC, but I have never even tried to photograph them. Too far away for my camera and lens. But one time I did get to enjoy watching one out my kitchen window come swooping down to get one of the little birds at my feeder. It was quite a sight to see, fortunately it did not get one of my birds.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 23, 2006 at 10:04 PM said:

thanks very much, Janice and May for the nice comments. Interesting about the red tail that you had for a year, May. I'd like to read the story about her.

May from Bayou George, FL on Apr 23, 2006 at 9:44 PM said:

Exquisite. I had a red tail for nearly a year and eventually she was rehabbed correctly and released in the canyons of n. LA County at a wildlife preserve. I called her Nova. Her story's in my book.

sparkle1103 from Illinois on Apr 23, 2006 at 9:00 PM said:

That is a better than WOW. You could see every feather or vein in the feathers. Such a wing span. Our new professional photographer.

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Apr 23, 2006 at 7:54 PM said:

thanks very much Karen for the great comments : ) Have been reading the bird books, and there is mention of a "dark belly band" on the Red Tails, and I can see this dark band in this shot, and more clearly in another I have. So maybe it's just slightly diff. markings up here : ) I wish Austin was around : )

km from TX on Apr 23, 2006 at 7:40 PM said:

Wow, this is beautiful. Incredible color and feather detail. Our redtails do have a light underbelly.

Whittler from Maine on Apr 23, 2006 at 4:14 PM said:

WOW!! what a great shot.

Alex D. from Alameda, CA on Apr 23, 2006 at 3:39 PM said:

Magnificent.

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