Red Tailed

On January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 By Mike and Christy

Sitting on an old fence post on a cloudy day bringing some color to the monotone sky.Red Tailed Hawk photographed in Northern Colorado.

19 thoughts on “Red Tailed”

BuntyMcC

Lovely. Where is the red in the tail – just asking not to comment on the photo but more to know to identify one if I ever see one.

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January 18, 2016 at 3:23 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  We think this guy/gal is immature and has not developed the red in the tail as of yet. I fin dHawk ID a very difficult proposition given there are so many morphs and sorting out immature from mature features. Many times I feel it is just a guessing game and hope we guessed right this time.
  
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  January 18, 2016 at 3:52 pm Reply
Tieme

Lovely photo! Did you removed the background during post processing, or did you overexpose the sky ?

Kind regards,
Tieme

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January 18, 2016 at 3:57 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Hi Tieme, the sky was a bit overexposed so I adjusted levels to make the sky just a bit whiter and remove a tad bit of the grey cast in the photo.
  
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  January 18, 2016 at 4:12 pm Reply
  1. Tieme
    
    Makes the bird stand out great 🙂
    
    Cheers,
    Tieme
    
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    January 18, 2016 at 4:14 pm Reply
    1. Mike Bizeau
      
      Thanks, I thought that was the case but I am glad to know others like it as well. Have a great day.
      
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      January 19, 2016 at 12:11 am Reply
Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature

Cool how you made the background disappear. Lovely photo.

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January 18, 2016 at 4:16 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks, a very pale white-grey-blue sky was the starting point. I just adjusted out those other colors.
  
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  January 19, 2016 at 12:11 am Reply
lauramacky

We have a lot of these around here. I love watching them. I adore how you have this on a white background. it looks fantastic!

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January 18, 2016 at 8:06 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Laura, the sky was very monotone and a very light grey-blue so I adjusted the levels to make it whiter. Hope your day is going well.
  
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  January 19, 2016 at 12:10 am Reply
  1. lauramacky
    
    It almost looks sketch like. I really love it. You’re welcome. 🙂
    
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    January 19, 2016 at 1:02 am Reply
    1. Mike Bizeau
      
      Thanks.
      
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      January 19, 2016 at 1:10 pm Reply
      1. lauramacky
        
        You’re welcome. 🙂
        
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        January 19, 2016 at 5:04 pm
arlingwoman

Yowza!

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January 18, 2016 at 11:28 pm Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  He/she is a good looking hawk for sure. Thanks and have a great day.
  
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  January 19, 2016 at 12:09 am Reply
  1. arlingwoman
    
    Our hawk was being harried by crows the other day, but I knew I would never get a very good picture. This is fabulous!
    
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    January 19, 2016 at 12:10 am Reply
    1. Mike Bizeau
      
      That is a scene we also see quite often. The crows chasing hawks and the smaller birds chasing crows. What goes around comes around so to speak.
      
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      January 19, 2016 at 1:12 pm Reply
greg

Love the photo and it’s cool what you did with the editing/background!

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January 19, 2016 at 12:27 am Reply
1. Mike Bizeau
  
  Thanks Greg. Hope you are having a great day.
  
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  January 19, 2016 at 1:11 pm Reply