Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Flying

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... more

by Morris Finkelstein

Title

Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Flying

Artist

Morris Finkelstein

Medium

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 range includes the entire United States. They show lots of geographic variation in their feather colors. Most of their hunting of small mammals and snakes is either from a perch or while kiting. While the adults have the distinctive red tail, the juveniles do not.

This juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk flying close to the ground at Croton Point Park, Croton, New York, was photographed on 6-10-2017. Much of the park including the landfill is covered with tall grasses, and inhabited by small mammals and snakes. This hawk is one of a pair of young hawks that left their nest several weeks earlier. It walked and ran on the ground, flapping its wings, for about 30 minutes before it finally took off for a short (about 100 foot) flight to a low tree branch. While it appeared relatively uncoordinated in its gait, it flew short distances effortlessly. I used a Nikon D810 camera body and a Nikkor 500mm f/4.0E FL ED VR2 telephoto lens to capture this action image.

I am honored that my photograph was featured in the Fine Art America groups:
Animals And Birds In The Wild, 11-13-2017
Nikon Full Frame Cameras, 11-15-2017
FAA Portraits - Birds, 11-16-2017
Animals Photos Only, 11-18-2017
Country Mountains Desert And Sea, 11-18-2017
Country Life, 11-18-2017
All Natural Beauty Of This World, 11-18-2017
Wildlife One-A-Day, 11-19-2017
Animal Photographs, 11-19-2017
Five Star Artist, 11-20-2017
A Birding Group - Wings, 11-20-2017
Images That Excite You, 11-20-2017
10 Plus, 11-21-2017
Art By God Photography Only, 11-30-2017
USA Photographers Only, 12-1-2017
Art District, 12-2-2017
Nikon Full Frame Cameras, 3-14-2018
500 Views Share Group, 4-13-2020
500 Views, 5-18-2020
Birds In Focus, 6-15-2020
Art Forever With You, 9-29-2020
1000 Views, 1-2-2021
Mid-Atlantic States Of The USA, 10-24-2021
Wonder Of Wings, 10-28-2021
Just Perfect, 10-30-2021
Gentlemen Club Art Group, 11-1-2021
100 Favorite, 2-23-2022
Photography Only, 2-24-2022
Avian Photography, 7-22-2022
Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery, 4-8-2023

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November 11th, 2017