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Red Tail Hawk On The Fence
Aug 25, 2019 23:25:07 #
A few weeks ago, as I prepared to run out on an errand, I looked up in my backyard and saw a red tail hawk perched on the power pole arm. It looked as though it were looking for prey, but all the birds around it didn't seem worried. I rushed into my home, got my D750 and the Nikon 200-500 f/5.6, and went back out to get some photos. The hawk was very patient, and allowed me to take a number of shots @ the 500mm setting, then he flew down to my neighbors yard, before getting on our boundary fence. I got close enough to frame it @ 200mm, and I stayed very still, lest I scare it away. After several exposures, he flew off, and I haven't seen it since. It was/is someone's pet, since it had the remains of a tether, but no state natural resources band.
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Tazzy wrote:
What is the banding on the one leg?
My son studies raptors with a group of friends. He, his friends, and I all agree that this hawk was/is someone's "pet", and the "banding" is the remnant of a tether evidenced by the fraying.
I got a number of photos which clearly show both legs, and there's no sign of banding, which is required by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, if the bird is to be kept as a "pet". Only juveniles can be banded, and this one is clearly an adult.
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