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Lorraine Boyd
New Paltz, New York

01/28/2023
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D500 with 600 f/4 lens hand held

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crop & enhance two photos, create collage

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A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in flight and landing on a post. You can tell that it is a first year hawk by the brown striped tail. By the second year, usually about 1.5 yrs old, the hawk will transition into an adult & the bands on the tail are replaced by a solid red color. Also the juvenile's eyes are a pale yellow.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!