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Young Red Shouldered Hawk learning to fly
Jul 18, 2018 17:47:20   #
Traveller_Jeff
 
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our rear deck just outside the bedroom window. He showed no nervousness or fear as we moved about the room and I set up my 150-600mm zoom to capture this rare opportunity. These shots were taken over a period of about three hours. During this period I changed my location to view him from the exterior, and soon after I did, he took his first flight, landing on my rooftop. And then, after his last leap to freedom he was not seen again. His parent, seen in the last two images, perched high above atop an old dead tree, watched his progress and then called and called for him to return. He never did.





















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Jul 18, 2018 19:57:22   #
rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.
 
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our rear deck just outside the bedroom window. He showed no nervousness or fear as we moved about the room and I set up my 150-600mm zoom to capture this rare opportunity. These shots were taken over a period of about three hours. During this period I changed my location to view him from the exterior, and soon after I did, he took his first flight, landing on my rooftop. And then, after his last leap to freedom he was not seen again. His parent, seen in the last two images, perched high above atop an old dead tree, watched his progress and then called and called for him to return. He never did.
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our... (show quote)


Nice shots! I wish him all the best.

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Jul 18, 2018 19:59:40   #
gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand
 
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our rear deck just outside the bedroom window. He showed no nervousness or fear as we moved about the room and I set up my 150-600mm zoom to capture this rare opportunity. These shots were taken over a period of about three hours. During this period I changed my location to view him from the exterior, and soon after I did, he took his first flight, landing on my rooftop. And then, after his last leap to freedom he was not seen again. His parent, seen in the last two images, perched high above atop an old dead tree, watched his progress and then called and called for him to return. He never did.
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our... (show quote)


Great shots Traveller Jeff

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Jul 19, 2018 01:56:52   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
A truly great catch!

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Jul 19, 2018 07:02:26   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our rear deck just outside the bedroom window. He showed no nervousness or fear as we moved about the room and I set up my 150-600mm zoom to capture this rare opportunity. These shots were taken over a period of about three hours. During this period I changed my location to view him from the exterior, and soon after I did, he took his first flight, landing on my rooftop. And then, after his last leap to freedom he was not seen again. His parent, seen in the last two images, perched high above atop an old dead tree, watched his progress and then called and called for him to return. He never did.
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our... (show quote)

Nice set.

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Jul 19, 2018 09:34:34   #
crafterwantabe Loc: Mn
 
Great capture. Fun to watch... very nice set!

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Jul 19, 2018 10:24:50   #
jeffwheels
 
What a rare opportunity. Glad you were able to take advantage of it. Nice shots.

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Jul 19, 2018 10:45:43   #
vonzip Loc: cape cod
 
It's good to be able to record something like that. Lucky you and well done. vz

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Jul 19, 2018 20:48:26   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our rear deck just outside the bedroom window. He showed no nervousness or fear as we moved about the room and I set up my 150-600mm zoom to capture this rare opportunity. These shots were taken over a period of about three hours. During this period I changed my location to view him from the exterior, and soon after I did, he took his first flight, landing on my rooftop. And then, after his last leap to freedom he was not seen again. His parent, seen in the last two images, perched high above atop an old dead tree, watched his progress and then called and called for him to return. He never did.
We awoke to find this little fella standing on our... (show quote)


what a wonderful treat to wake up to, jeff. love all the shots of the beautiful young hawk!

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