Lady Red Tailed Hawk...Retirement from Service by TomDart
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Description
For nearly 20 years this red tailed hawk has brought a touch of wild nature to adults and school children through educational programs presented by a local raptor rehab center for which I do volunteer photography. She will spend the remainder of her life with good shelter, good tasty mice and excellent medical care. She has a companion hawk with whom she shares her area. She is not fed live mice but rather selected freshly thawed food. Her facial expression and strong eye make a fitting portrait. She is molting as shown by fuzzy head feathers. In my work with the raptors, we have no stylist or make up artists for these times.
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Comments (10)
Great pic ! I have enjoyed and admired these magnificent creatures , survival at its best.
Wonderful shot
She is beautiful IMHO.
What a beauty she is. She doesn't look a day over ten. Its always a treat to see your work.
What a beautiful lady she is as is your capture. Superb work dear Tom. XX Hugs. DiDi. xx
Hawks always look so business-like. A splendid photograph.
Beautiful capture.
An extremely lovely portrait of this special lady.
Beautiful photo! I assume she recognizes all who are about in her living space. Sharp look in her eye. No problems photographing? Keep up the good work! :-)
Her roommate is a much younger red-tailed hawk and that one wants to scoot about. She moves when the other one does and both must settle for a decent photo.When around a crowd or curious school children, the handler must keep a firm grip on her jesses. There is still amount of "the wild" in the educational service raptors.
Oh, how I do like this picture, most wonderful done portrait of this beautiful bird! great clarity and very majestic!👌🏼