3d digital art render of a Red Tail Hawk landing on a pole.
This was created to honor Brother Hawk, the Messenger…..I have been encountering him over the past couple of days…...in dreams, in the sky, and here on RedBubble…... :-) Hawk has acute vision and a very discriminating nature, symbolizing a sense of prophetic intuition….He shows up as a reminder to pay attention to subtle messages we may receive from our environment or the people we are coming in contact with…. Thank you, Brother Hawk…..
Olympus E-510. Zuiko 600mm. 1/400 f4.5 ISO200. red shouldered hawk.
Wow .. I was so absolutely thrilled to see this today .. I went to the bank and was later going to the woods to take a few photos ..I looked up because everyone one else is looking up…and there in the city ( not right downtown ) , sitting on a ledge where pigeons usually are on a store is this magnificent bird … Surprized to say the least !! Im so glad I had my camera with me .. I cant believe that hes living in this area .. lots of cars & people ..silly bird .. theres forest woods and a valley not to far from where I was and live .. This is so unreal to see him where I live !!!
Wild American kestrel (Falco sparverius) in flight, stooping from left to right (Taken at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, 5 miles southwest of Columbia, Missouri). Perhaps the most colorful raptor in the world, the American Kestrel is the most common falcon in North America. It is found from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, and in towns as well as wild lands. Identifying marks inlcude small size, rufous back and tail, and two dark mustache marks on face. Male has blue-gray wings and a lightly spotted chest and belly. The larger female has rufous wings barred with black, and streaking on the chest. This particular bird is a female. Their call is a loud series of “klee-klee-klee” notes when excited. As with many other raptors in North America, their population n umbers dramatically declined in the 1950’s and 1960’s, but have increased greatly in recent decades with increasing deforestation of North America. They are aslo commonly called Sparrow hawk. Although hover-hunting is conspicuous, this foraging method actually is used rather infrequently. It is used most often when suitable perches are not available, or when winds are strong enough to create updrafts favorable to hovering. In winter in many southern parts of the range, female and male American Kestrels use different habitats. The female uses the preferred more open habitat, and the male uses areas with more trees. This situation appears to be the result of the females migrating south first and establishing winter territories. The males then are forced into the less preferred areas. Nestling kestrels back up, raise their tails, and squirt feces onto the walls of the nest cavity. The feces dry on the cavity walls and stay off the nestlings. The nest gets to be a smelly place, with feces on the walls and uneaten parts of small animals on the floor. Source used to construct this page: Smallwood, J. A., and D. M. Bird. 2002. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). In The Birds of North America, No. 602 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. MORE INFO ON Am. Kestrel HERE 100% of all proceeds from sales of this image will go to the HawkWatch International DONATE ONLINE
Rough legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) A hawk of the North, the Rough-legged Hawk breeds in Arctic tundra and taiga regions around the northern hemisphere. Both dark and light forms are common, with many birds intermediate between the extremes. / The name “Rough-legged” Hawk refers to the feathered legs. The Rough-legged Hawk, the Ferruginous Hawk, and the Golden Eagle are the only American hawks to have legs feathered all the way to the toes. Taken in Las Vegas NWR, New Mexico, November 2005.
Went to the Native American Pow Wow over the weekend and this hawk was part of the closing ceremony.
Pen-and-ink Another old piece. I used a technical pen and spent more time trying to make the thing work than actually drawing!
Red-Tailed Hawk Images
Birds of Prey
I added the clouds in hard light blending mode at 45%, added a blur and flattened. Took this photo outside of Cashion this afternoon. Thanks for looking! Shot with my Sony A-100
This was taken at my work. He let me get about 4 ft from him. I am sure I could have gotten closer but his sharp claws and beak scared me LOL. Yes sitting on our mailbox :) He is a Goshawk. Possibly still a juvenile but I am unsure. Taken in Atlanta, Georgia – My Atlanta Hawk / Nikon D80 / 55-200mm Tamron lense / 200mm / f/4.5 / 1/80 / ISO 100 I did crop out the numbers on the mail box other than that as is from camera. / Hope you enjoy it. /
All images are the copyright of the artist – / © Charlene M. Aycock / Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. / All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, manipulating, redistributing displaying, modifying, distributing and/or selling any image without prior written consent/contract from the artist is strictly prohibited and subject to any and all legal remedies. It is also against copyright laws to upload any of my images, writings, or art to PHOTOBUCKET, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE, FLICKR, or any other internet sight. A MONETARY SETTLEMENT for any unauthorized use, and prosecution in a US Federal Court, as well as Court Cost will be assessed. I used my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT 350D, with my 250 mm lens from my film camera. / BEST VIEWED LARGE. TAKEN AS IS. Shutter speed was 1/1600, F-stop and aperture value F/7.1, Focal Length was 200 mm., and ISO was 400. / SOLD: One Large Mounted Print. I was on my way down the mountain when I spotted this Hawk on a fence post. I stopped and put on my telephoto lens, and slowly crept up to him. I got him on the fence post, and even just as he took off. I shot several fast shots, and caught a three good ones, this is one of them. Hawks are widely reputed to have visual acuity several times that of a normal human being. This is due to the many photoreceptors in the retina (up to 1,000,000 per square mm for Buteo, against 200,000 for humans), an exceptional number of nerves connecting these receptors to the brain, and an indented fovea, which magnifies the central portion of the visual field.
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The red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) are back in the valley of Jackson Hole, Wyoming… spring must be springing! Canon 40D, Canon 100-400 IS lens, f 8, 1/640, focal length 400mm. Featured in: / - The Birds Group, March 2009 – thanks so much!! / - Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature group, April 2009, thanks so much!! / - 300+ Go Long group, August 2009 – thanks so much!! / - Earth Keepers, October 2009, thanks so much!! / - Wild Birds in Flight, October 2009, thanks so much!! / - Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, October 2009, thanks so much!! Views: 740 as of 9 November 2009 – thanks so much for dropping by!
The Whistling Kite, an Australian native eagle, that can also be found in New Caledonia and New Guinea. Called the “whistling kite” because of the loud whistling call it makes, often while in flight. This one photographed on the edge of Lake Cooribah, Noosa Northshore, Queensland. They feed mostly on live small mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, insects and sometimes dead animals or carrion. Like most eagles, they are the masters of the sky in soaring effortlessly and diving for the kill. This shot was just before a dive, he was applying the brakes as he spotted a meal. Canon 50D, 400mm. Available Large, and best viewed large!
ink and colored pencil / original art by brett manning
Featured in Eye Contact August 13, 2009. / Top Ten in the “The Bird of Prey Challenge” in Eye Contact August 12, 2009. / Featured in Accentuate the Eyes July 31, 2009. / Featured in Friends of Bangor and North Down Camera Club, Northern Ireland July 26, 2009. / Featured in Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free July 25, 2009. Another of the wonderful creatures being mended and kept healthy by the good people at the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center near Olney, Maryland. Once back on his feet … er … wings … out into the wild he’ll go!! I love to hear them calling outside my house!! Based on the full size images that I have of him, I believe this to be a red-tailed hawk. From Wikipedia: “The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a medium-sized bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the “chickenhawk,” though it rarely preys on chickens. It breeds throughout most of North America, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies, and is one of the most common buteos in North America. There are fourteen recognized subspecies, which vary in appearance and range. It is one of the largest members of the genus Buteo in North America, typically weighing from 690 to 1600 grams (1.5 to 3.5 pounds) and measuring 45–65 cm (18 to 26 in) in length, with a wingspan from 110 to 145 cm (43 to 57 in). The Red-tailed Hawk displays sexual dimorphism in size, with females averaging about 25% heavier than males. / The Red-tailed Hawk occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and deciduous forests, tropical rainforests, agricultural fields and urban areas. It lives throughout the North American continent, except in areas of unbroken forest or the high arctic. It is legally protected in Canada, Mexico and the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. / Because they are so common and easily trained as capable hunters, the majority of hawks captured for falconry in the United States are Red-tails. Falconers are permitted to take only hawks in their first year. Adults, which may be bred, are not permitted to be taken for falconry. Falconers prefer to train first year hawks, which have not been locked into uncooperative adult behaviors. / The Red-tailed Hawk also has significance in Native American culture. Its feathers are considered sacred by some tribes, and are used in religious ceremonies.” Image taken with the Nikon D40x and the 18-200mm vr Nikon lens on June 10, 2009. Cropped and layered with texture from CGTextures
Canon 40d / 100mm / / / /
FEATURED IN INSIDE SOLO / 417 views on 21/11/09 Well, this was a lot of fun. I ripped off the canvas on this frame and replaced with a material from an antique shop I found for $10. Then I rabbit skin glued the fabric to seal and tighten up the canvas. Painting on it was a little difficult tbut I painted straight on with Gesso. / After that I put a little opaque into her skin tone and then glazed , glazed , glazed with oil paints. I really loving the effect of the backgroun coming though her skin. The hat on her hair is from a hair magazine. Its actually hair that is shaped into a hat. 415 VIEWS on 21/09/09 ! http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:medium/view:preview/3770892-2-lady-of-the-night.jpg! UPDATE: I have added a bird to her shoulder…I thought she needed a purpose and now she has something to love her. She is the Lady Hawk and now she is totally Cool. MY NEXT WORK – COMING SOON – IN PROGRESS / BillyLee, Belinda Nye, Billy, Nye
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