RedTailed Hawk – Michigan, the Noble

The Hawk, a Symbol of the Highest

A Nature Photography of RedTail Hawk Nobility

Suddenly, a young juvenile Red-tail hawk raises its wings, high above its head, creating a most spectacular and grandeur posture. The majestic bird is fixated on something far off into the distance, perhaps on some unsuspecting prey. With a laser like focused stare, a natural small glare of sunlight adorned the top of the birds pupil, with a rightfully placed star in its eye …the bird rose.

For this picturesque moment, the Red-tailed Hawk is a magnificent statue of nobility.

Nature Photography, this Hawk is a portrait of envious kings of the earth, and to those who watch from hidden dominions; with wings that would capture the attention of Gods, lesser gods, and the admiration of men. He would be drawn, painted, sculptured, and claimed as the royal symbol of many nations. Even among those who proclaim themselves to be of the sons of the living god, they too have claimed the majesty of the Red-tail as a symbol of their own.

Nature Photography Redtailed Hawk

The Red-tailed Hawk is legendary among Native Americans. These people were of the few civilizations of earth who saw the true purpose of nature; as a manifestation, a representation, a visual form of communication from a higher form of life reaching out toward all who have the gift to behold. And those rare individuals that remain, those few who still interpret the esoteric symbolism of unpolluted nature, they are in constant visual, silent communion. When such persons visit nature they stand in respect, because they are aware they are witnessing a flow of living words being spoke by… the creator.

̶̶̶—ThirdSon and the River’s Sky

A Tribute:

Nature Photography Red-tailed Hawk

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Other Links to View More Details and Photos

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National Geographic excellent line drawings and red-tailed good detailed description.

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Wild Life Pictures – Red-Tailed Hawk Michigan

I find that the best times to capture wild life pictures are early in the morning or early evening just before sunset. Interesting lighting effects can introduce striking highlighted effects on bird plumage. See wildlife photo of Red-tailed Hawk full wing spread.

One afternoon basking in the early warm rays of the setting sun, my attention was drawn toward the resident young Red Tailed Hawk born just several weeks earlier. The young Red Tail hawkling had been squawking incessantly for the past several days; it hadn’t quite figured out how to catch it’s own food, I found this to be an opportunity to capture some raw wild life pictures.

For several weeks, the young Red Tail Hawk squawked for it’s mother to come and feed it; you could almost hear… “Feed Me” in all those raspy repetitive calls for momma. On one rather humorous occasion, trying to sneak pass her young offspring, the mother made a mad dash to travel across the wetland from one set of tree tops to the other side of the wetland. She was not quick enough as the young Red Tail hawkling caught a glimps of his mother and ratched up his hunger calls and took off like a bolt of lighting toward her direction to catch up to mother Read Tail; what a set of wild life pictures or video that would make.

Wild Life Pictures – Red Tailed Hawk

As the sun was preparing to make its final lazy descent, the young hawkling made a verticle dive off the branch straight down toward the ground like he had done so many times before only to come up empty handed or discovered after he had flew back to a branch to enjoy a meal, he had only grabbed and returned with a lump of empty grass. Photo of full Red-Tail.

Automatic Knives – Red-tailed Hawk

Not this time; this time the young Red-tailed hawkling had stood his ground, this time he did not bounce around, he did not squawk, he was focused as never before. This aerial predator instincts kicked in, he was up against a super prey that could inflict serious harm if it decided to fight back and resist the aerial attack. He gripped it with all of his might this time and then spread his wings and lifted the prey skyward to get it to a branch for an evening dinner–this group of images became one of my favorite series of wild life pictures.

Wild Life Pictures – Red Tailed Hawk

I was amazed to see that it was not a fierce prey at all; but, rather a small frog. The way Red-tailed was acting, you would have thought he had caught a rabbit or squirrel or something.

Red-tail was on his way to becoming a true predator, later that same summer, I spotted Red-tail Hawk circling high above in the cloudless blue sky, silent, looking down, ready to fall like a bullet upon unsuspecting prey.

I guess Red Tail learned that silence, not squawking for momma, was the way to survive in the wild life of the wetlands.

As Red Tail Hawk rose with his bounty, I managed to capture a couple of wild life pictures of a young predator in action.

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Redtailed Hawk Michigan

Resources:

Migration and Wintering

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Whitefish Point Raptor Migration Observatory, learn more… DNR Michigan Res-tailed Raptor Migration

Check the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for Redtailed Hawk Michigan migrations, Learn More… DNR ohio.gov Redtailed Hawk