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Stanley Jones

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) leaving its perch. Its perch was an antenna of a remote sensing station for a natural gas pipeline.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetation area, Brazos River Valley, urban area with tame pastureland on the north side of the road at 77 m (253 ft) elevation.
Location
Mumford Benchley Road nw of Benchley, Robertson County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
January 2025
Scientific name
Buteo jamaicensis
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
It chose an interesting perch! Brilliantly detailed action shot, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
excellent takeoff capture, Stanley, perfectly timed and superbly detailed, a real topper, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
195
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
Red-tailed Hawk leaving its perch, Mumford Benchley Road, nw of Bechley, Robertson County.jpg
File size
324.9 KB
Date taken
Sun, 12 January 2025 12:41 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1128px

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