{"id":595,"date":"2010-08-01T09:35:42","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T13:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/?p=595"},"modified":"2010-08-01T09:35:42","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T13:35:42","slug":"a-walk-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/a-walk-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"A Walk in the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The heat wave gripping New England finally broke this weekend.  It was such a beautiful morning that I decided to visit a local park (Mead Park) a take a walk around the pond.  I decided to bring my 200-400 with a 1.4 TC attached.  Normally this would be a lot of glass to carry on a walk but I was planning on getting in tight on some Canadian Geese that live at the pond so I knew this was the right lens to bring.  Was I glad with that decision!<\/p>\n<p>It seems that a family of Red Tailed Hawks has made Mead Park in New Canaan their new home.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_598\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 333px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/a-walk-in-the-park\/20100731_rtha_0012blog\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0012blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"20100731_RTHA_0012blog\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0012blog.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0012blog-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Tailed Hawk atop Utility Pole<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>It seems that a mating pair moved in over the winter and had 3 chicks this spring.  The mother has been teaching the chicks how to hunt.  They were actively practicing while I was there.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_601\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 333px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/a-walk-in-the-park\/20100731_rtha_0136-blog\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0136.blog_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"20100731_RTHA_0136.blog\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0136.blog_.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0136.blog_-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Tailed Hawk Eyeing a Squirrel<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_602\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 333px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/a-walk-in-the-park\/20100731_rtha_0146-blog\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-602\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0146.blog_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"20100731_RTHA_0146.blog\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0146.blog_.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/20100731_RTHA_0146.blog_-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Tailed Hawk Portrait<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>It was a great morning of photography.  Many unexpected subjects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heat wave gripping New England finally broke this weekend. It was such a beautiful morning that I decided to visit a local park (Mead Park) a take a walk around the pond. I decided to bring my 200-400 with a 1.4 TC attached. 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