Hawk Blasts Squirrel

howbouchahowboucha Registered Users Posts: 68 Big grins
edited December 3, 2008 in Wildlife
I was shooting the TT today
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When I heard a pop right behind me. I turned to see something rustling around in the grass near the road. I realized it was a hawk that just nailed something. I went back to the car, switched glass and started shooting. I was using my 70-200 2.8 and started about 200 feet away, and got as close as 50 before he flew off.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2008
    It doesn't get better than this. clap.gif Excellent hawk images and as a bonus a dead squirrel. cheerleader.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited November 29, 2008
    how about next time stay at 100' then the squirrel does not die for nothing and the coopers get a meal ne_nau.gif
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  • HindsightHindsight Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited November 29, 2008
    jwear wrote:
    how about next time stay at 100' then the squirrel does not die for nothing and the coopers get a meal ne_nau.gif

    I was thinking the same thing. From your description your plan was to continue encroaching until it spooked?
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  • time2smiletime2smile Registered Users Posts: 835 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    It doesn't get better than this. clap.gif Excellent hawk images and as a bonus a dead squirrel. cheerleader.gif

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  • i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    It doesn't get better than this. clap.gif Excellent hawk images and as a bonus a dead squirrel. cheerleader.gif

    Oh my. I definitely laughed, however I would have rather seen the hawk leave with his/her catch.:soapbox
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  • EkajEkaj Registered Users Posts: 245 Major grins
    edited December 3, 2008
    Im still a wildlife photography novice, but I have found the best photos result from not running at your subject spamming the shutter release.

    Have a little more respect next time please.
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