“How’s this for a pose?”

This is a Red-shouldered Hawk from my image archives dated Dec. 29, 2014, at Ridgefield, when this gorgeous bird spent several weeks in the woods giving us photo opportunities.  It’s fun to get a shot of this relatively rare hawk at the refuge.

Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4, ISO 2000, 500mm, 10:18 a.m.