Red-tailed Hawk Hunting

[Raymond Barlow]

Hamilton Mountain, Ontario, Canada
D300 / 200-400 VR
1/3200s f/4.0 at 240.0mm iso250

Hand held, natural light, slight crop

Very lucky to watch this bird lift off, and go for a meal., in some nice light.

[Keith Carver]

You can almost feel the bird strong pumping strokes! One of the best rth images I have seen. I like the frame, lighting, sharpness and bird position. Front wing seems a little OOF, but the head and body are so sharp that it's a minor nit. Congrats!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Raymond,
Love this image - fantastic - no nits from me!
Regards,
Nicki

[Fabs Forns]

The light in this is exquisite, Ray, the color of the sky th perfect backdrop for the bird. Lovely!

[Dean Ingwersen]

Awesome...the whole image screams power! Great light, pose and exp. I actually like the small blur in the close wing - adds to the story IMO.

[Lance Peters]

Fantastic image :)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Wow Raymond you have been posting some awesome images of the red tailed Hawk. Great sky , flight pose and detail. Love it and big congrats !!

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent pose and all so sharp Could only wish the closer wing to be all the way down Excellent image !!

[Linda Robbins]

Beautiful , beautiful light and a gorgeous subject. Nice sharp detail and I like the fanned tail. I wish that the near wing were in a better position and that the bird had given you a slightly better head angle.