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Linda D.

Linda D.

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A banded red-tailed hawk was working the community gardens for voles late in the day. The setting sun was lighting up trees in the distance. I really needed to leave but couldn't pry myself away until it flew. I'm glad I hung around. I had to walk past it again to leave the gardens and it stared intently as me. That stare at close range is more than a little unnerving.

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Geezer said:
Nice images of a pretty bird. I notice that it has been banded, which is interesting.
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I've gotten a bit obsessive about banded birds, trying to get enough pictures to be able to report the bird to the USGS (http://reportband.gov/). I've been successful four times so far. For the hawk, I only got 7 of the 9 numbers (gah!). I'm hoping the other person I was with is able to fill in the blanks for me.
 
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Linda D. said:
I've gotten a bit obsessive about banded birds, trying to get enough pictures to be able to report the bird to the USGS (http://reportband.gov/). I've been successful four times so far. For the hawk, I only got 7 of the 9 numbers (gah!). I'm hoping the other person I was with is able to fill in the blanks for me.
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Following up on this. My fellow photographer did not get the needed numbers, so I went back yesterday to try again. Unfortunately (or not, depending on your perspective), the bird I saw yesterday turned out to be a different hawk, one that I've seen and reported twice before.
 
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Linda D. said:
Thanks for the feedback. I was wondering if the bird was too close to the right edge in that picture. It's not cropped, so there isn't any room to expand it.
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Very interesting point you make. I should say that the tightness in front of the bird did not call my attention to all. Let's see if I can express this well: "if you have a reason to break a general rule to make a photographic point , then it's fine''. In other words the wingspread calls so much attention that you don't notice the smaller space in front of the head.
 
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Linda D. said:
A banded red-tailed hawk was working the community gardens for voles late in the day. The setting sun was lighting up trees in the distance. I really needed to leave but couldn't pry myself away until it flew. I'm glad I hung around. I had to walk past it again to leave the gardens and it stared intently as me. That stare at close range is more than a little unnerving.

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Awesome shots Linda. 👍👍👍I’m sill a work in progress when it comes to takeoff.
 
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Beautiful series of very sharp photos, Linda! I recommend sending the incomplete info with photo to the USGS. The narrow banding on the tail indicates a juvenile bird which might help them track it back to the bander. It's worth a shot and could be helpful information.
 
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cchuck said:
Beautiful series of very sharp photos, Linda! I recommend sending the incomplete info with photo to the USGS. The narrow banding on the tail indicates a juvenile bird which might help them track it back to the bander. It's worth a shot and could be helpful information.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try.
 
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