©Leslie Scopes Anderson
April 7, 2022
Morning Frost
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Leslie Scopes Anderson
It was a glorious sight on a clear but frigid morning in far northern California. The entire countryside was covered with a sparkling feathery frost. I had just stepped out of my cabin when I spotted this dark-morph red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Its chocolate coloration contrasted nicely with the azure blue sky and can be seen year-round in up to 20 percent of North American red-tails.
I carefully went back for my camera and was barely able to capture this shot as the hawk took wing.
Sometimes it pays to brave extreme conditions to get a unique photo.
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Nikon D4, Nikkor 200-400 Lens
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Linda watt
October 7, 2022 at 7:10 pm
Ms. Anderson: I admired your photograph of a white-faced ibis (See: https://twitter.com/interior/status/1523664152874651648) and would like to undertake an oil painting of this remarkable picture. I am a former faculty member at the University of Kentucky who has taken up painting in my retirement. I am writing to you to obtain permission to use your image, If I were successful and if I were to sell this picture, I would also like to determine any percentage royalty payment that you would deem fair. David Watt (dwatt@uky.edu; 859-576-7373)