Red-tailed Hawk - Deena Mickelson
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Location

Barr Hammock Preserve--Levy Loop Trail
Alachua, Florida, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 29.5165735, -82.3061907
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Interacting - saw them in two different locations; over lake near parking lot and east of lake north of the trail, by the 5 mile marker (east of the bench in that corner of the woods). Unknown if there's a nest out there, but every year I've seen RT Hawks in that latter area, and there is a tall pine in which I frequently see one sitting. Frequently meaning many times when I go there, not that the hawks frequently sit there. I haven't been there since last year. At one point I saw an RT Hawk streaking across the sky at hight altitude with its wings bent like a falcon in a dive. I watched it until it stretched out its wings and slowed, at which point I could identify it. Not sure if it was one of this pair or a third hawk, but man was it fast. Slowed down and joined some vultures also flying high, but then I lost sight of it behind the trees.

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot SX710 HS
ISO
80
Focal length
135 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.9
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
4440 pixels x 3270 pixels
Original file size
1.92 MB