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I was working on a paint job when I heard a sudden and large Crow ruckus. I knew it had to be some sort of raptor situation. I walked up onto the road to view the field on the other side. There was a large hawk well up the field, plucking feathers from what was obviously a Crow, while being dive bombed by other Crows. I wasn't sure of the hawk ID but it occurred to me that the large, round hay bales scattered around the field would actually provide great cover for a closer look. I returned to the house for my camera. When I got back to the field, the Crow had just escaped and was leaving. ( I expect the dive bombing was a bit much. As determined later, the Crow had only lost a few dozen feathers at that point.). The hawk was still on the ground. I entered the field and used two round bales to approach the hawk. All it eventually would have seen was my head and camera above the second bale. I had more than 6 1/2 minutes to take photos. The bird was a Northern Goshawk, second year. You can see the transitional aspects from juvenile to adult plumage quite nicely. My three best photos are here: https://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-July-September-2015/i-2ZZpF5c/A Rick Whitman (White Rock, Kings Co.)
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