rangersteve

This Red Tail Hawk shows up from time to time at my bird feeder, but he doesn't take birds. He likes mice and voles, and he is always a welcome visitor. I shot this using a Nikon D810 with a Nikkor 80-200 lens. The first image of the mouse for lunch was shot at 200mm f/22 1/40 sec and ISO 100. The after lunch pic of the hawk resting after eating was shot at 200mm, f/22 at 1/50 sec with ISO 100. The third pic is the hawk leaving his perch shot, at 200mm, f/2.8 1/3200 sec with ISO 100. Note the black patagium or shoulder area of the wing, distinctive for the red tail hawk. Also the wing is primarily white, but outlined in black.

Mouse for lunch

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Comtemplating the fine cusine

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Looking for dessert

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BB4A

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Fat Albert is our resident Red-Tail. He also likes mice and voles, but he REALLY likes bunnies... and yes, he can eat a whole one.

rangersteve

BB4A, my wife wanted a rabbit for a pet, so we went to the local pet store to buy one. A young boy about 10 years old was there, also buying a rabbit. My wife asked him what he was going to name him, and he responded "We're not going to name him, we're going to eat him." true story.

BB4A

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Ah, the innocence of youth!

Here’s a link for your Wife; just to prove that Fat Albert doesn’t have it all his own way in my yard: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-515240-1.html
However, I do believe that he’s a good judge “between the quick, and the dead”?

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

A very nice set!

rangersteve

Thanks Swamp-Cork. I appreciate the comment.