October 15, 2008 Hawk Ridge Duluth, MN

Brisk northwest winds had us give the late season raptor migration a try.  The lighting was horrible most of the day with dark overcast conditions, but a short sunny window during the middle of the day did offer few opportunities.

View looking out over the ridge and down onto Lake Superior

Lunch along the road side.  By the afternoon it did warm up quite a bit.

Cullen shooting some stock video of hawks rising up over the ridge to the north of us.

Major 400mm crop of a red tail

More red tail.  The sharp shinned and kestrels were really hard to shoot riding on the strong northwest winds.

Seemed like these were the only birds we could get to cooperate.  We saw quite a few eagles also but they stayed well to the west of ridge or up so high they we didn't have enough lens power.

The nest time we try this, it will be earlier in the migration say mid-September.  Time to wait for the eagles to arrive on the Mississppi for the winter.

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