Whitnall Park—Franklin, Wisconsin
I had a little extra time before morning meetings began, so I drove through this park on my way to work, and found this huge Red Tailed Hawk!
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800s f/9.0 at 400mm ISO-200
April 12, 2012 9:02am

 Kettle Moraine State Forest—Lapham Peak Unit, Wisconsin
Red Tailed Hawk
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800s f/8.0 at 200mm ISO-200
 March 25, 2012 4:02pm

 Waukesha Lime & Stone Quarry—Waukesha, Wisconsin
I found this Red Tailed Hawk and others, with some Turkey Vultures, soaring over a quarry, on a windy warm spring St. Patrick's Day afternoon
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1250s f11.0 at 135mm iso-200
 March 17, 2012 2:14pm

 Red-Tailed Hawks—Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500s f8.0 at 400mm iso-200
 February 21, 2012 11:23am

 Red-Tailed Hawk—Waukesha, Wisconsin
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/160s f5.6 at 330mm iso-400
 January 16, 2012 5:14pm

 Hawk with Blackbird, in our Back Yard—Waukesha, Wisconsin
A juvenile Cooper's Hawk, with a blackbird that it snatched in our backyard, decided to eat some of it there on a brand up in our maple tree, about 15 feet up.  The shot was taken through a closed glass window looking out to our back yard
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/50sec f5.6 at 400mm iso-200
 May 7, 2011 10:09am

 Caledonia, Wisconsin
I believe this is a Red Tailed Hawk, but given the camouflage, its hard for me to tell.  Email me if you have a solid opinion
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500sec f7.1 at 400mm iso-200
 April 10, 2011 12:34pm

 Red Tailed Hawk—Whitewater, Wisconsin
A pair of these were found south of Whitewater, on our area's deer hunting opening day (I was hunting with cameras)
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1000sec f10.0 at 400mm iso-200
 November 20, 2010 10:59am

 Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin
Northern Harrier, feeding over the largest cattail marsh in the USA (Horicon, Wisconsin)
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400sec f7.1 at 400mm iso-100
 November 6, 2010 3:52pm

 Goose Lake Drumlins State Natural Area—Dane County, Wisconsin
Pretty far away (I need a 500mm lens!), but a pretty Red Tailed Hawk
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/320s f/6.3 at 400mm iso-100
 April 10, 2010 11:34am

Red Tailed—Lena, Illinois
Taken outside of Lena, on a Sunday afternoon, just before it flew off
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400s f/7.1 at 400mm iso-100
 March 21, 2010 3:30pm

Wisconsin River, Bald Eagle—Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
I found this young Bald Eagle near the dam at Prairie du Sac (it takes a few years for eagles to mature and have their head’s turn white)
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800s f/10.0 at 370mm iso-200
 December 28, 2009 10:16am

Orvis Casting Pond—Grande Lake—Orlando, Florida
I arrived two hours before a conference started in Orlando, so I used the time to check out the local lagoons, and found this Bald Eagle (in addition to a many wading birds in the ponds)
Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500s f/8.0 at 400mm iso-100
 September 21, 2008 5:36pm
 

Waukesha Lime & Stone Quarry—Waukesha, Wisconsin
This Red-Tailed Hawk was sitting high on a telephone pole watching over a deep stone quarry (before it looked back at me). The quarry is part of the Waukesha Lime & Stone operation
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/320s f/6.3 at 400mm iso-100
 June 27, 2008 7:21pm
 

Fox River County Park—Waukesha, Wisconsin
One of my daughters and I were watching the Red-Tail Hawk (below) when we noticed two Cooper's Hawks flying way up high on the thermals - here's one of them
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400s f/7.1 at 400mm iso-100
 June 22, 2008 6:41pm
 

Fox River County Park—Waukesha, Wisconsin
One of my daughters and I checked out a newer County Park near our city, and found this Red-Tailed Hawk which we watched for quite some time
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/400s f/7.1 at 400mm iso-100
 June 22, 2008 6:36pm
 

Oronoco Bay Park—Alexandria, Virginia
I found this Osprey on the Virginia side of the Potomac and watched it land on its nest that was atop of some pilings, a good ways out in the river
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/50s f/5.6 at 400mm iso-100
June 17, 2008 7:59pm
 

Town of Delafield, Wisconsin
Here is one of a series of shots that I took of this Red-Tailed Hawk.  To see more of this Hawk and more wildlife that I shot on this date, click HERE
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500 f/8.0 at 400mm iso-100
 May 3, 2008 7:01pm
 

West Entrance—Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Near the west exit from Yellowstone, we found an American Bald Eagle's nest with some eaglets in it.  From way across the river, one of the parents was watching the nest (this is cropped quite a bit)
Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500s f/8.0 at 400mm iso-100
June 23, 2007 1:31pm