Harris Hawk

dlplumer

Ric Grupe

Ooooh! Nice one, Dan.:D

Try a little whistle (clearing the throat works too) just before you hit the shutter or in the middle of a burst and maybe you'll be lucky to have him look your way.

Giphsub

Nice one Dan!

Harryb

Good capture Dan.

Gale

Very nice
So that is what a Harris Hawk looks like
Thanks

kdog

Awesome capture, Dan! According to Sibley, the Tucson area is about the only place in the country where you're likely to see these hawks. Congrats for capturing one.

-joel

dlplumer

kdog wrote:

Awesome capture, Dan! According to Sibley, the Tucson area is about the only place in the country where you're likely to see these hawks. Congrats for capturing one.

-joel

Thanks Joel I did not know that. Can you send me the link.

kdog

dlplumer wrote:

Thanks Joel I did not know that. Can you send me the link.

Sure, here you go. p115. Looks like there's a strip in southwest Texas where they can be found as well.

Allen

Nice shot of hard to get bird.

They are in Texas, got one at Falcon State Park - Rio Grande Valley Texas in January.
http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds/Birding-2010-January/2010-01-28-Falcon-Parks/11209643_ZhXqe#785898832_K3am8
also Boca Chica
http://atsmith.smugmug.com/Birds/Birding-2010-January/2010-01-30-Boca-Chica/11209856_EyW2w#784831623_2ckQe

dlplumer

kdog wrote:

Sure, here you go. p115. Looks like there's a strip in southwest Texas where they can be found as well.

Thanks much:D

dlplumer

Allen wrote:

Nice shot of hard to get bird.

They are in Texas, got one at Falcon State Park - Rio Grande Valley Texas in January.
http://www.photosbyat.com/Birds/Birding-2010-January/2010-01-28-Falcon-Parks/11209643_ZhXqe#785898832_K3am8

Thanks Al. Nice captures

bradpowellphoto

Ric Grupe wrote: »

Ooooh! Nice one, Dan.:D

Try a little whistle (clearing the throat works too) just before you hit the shutter or in the middle of a burst and maybe you'll be lucky to have him look your way.

Nice shot of a hawk that I've never even heard of! I wonder what their range is as I saw one very similar to it in the woods here on Vancouver Island last year.

and also.....

I'm a pretty amateur bird photographer but I started light whistling just before a series of shots last year when photographing bald eagles on the Chehalis River and was pleasantly surprised when I started getting these shots of eagles looking right into my lens.

Hearing someone like Ric give the same advise makes me feel pretty good about figuring it out all by myself!!

dlplumer

Thanks all for your comments and feedback.

raptorcaptor

Making me jealous, Dan!

Great shot!

dlplumer

raptorcaptor wrote: »

Making me jealous, Dan!

Great shot!

Given the quality of your shots Glenn, that is hard to imagine, but thank you kindly thumb

Maestro

Woohoo! Love Harris's Hawks. Nice perch and eye contact

luisv

Very cool bird and nice capture Dan.

dlplumer

Maestro wrote: »

Woohoo! Love Harris's Hawks. Nice perch and eye contact

Thanks Maestro. Nice hearing from you

dlplumer

luisv wrote: »

Very cool bird and nice capture Dan.

Thanks luis

raptorcaptor

dlplumer wrote: »

Given the quality of your shots Glenn, that is hard to imagine, but thank you kindly thumb

I don't have any shots of a Harris Hawk in the wild!

snowman1

A great shot.





http://dougsphotos.smugmug.com/

grimace

kdog wrote: »

Awesome capture, Dan! According to Sibley, the Tucson area is about the only place in the country where you're likely to see these hawks. Congrats for capturing one.

-joel

Nice capture!! I had no idea they were this rare!!

dlplumer

grimace wrote: »

Nice capture!! I had no idea they were this rare!!

Thanks. Me neither.

PatHIverson

Great shot. I love these birds. Time well spent.

Thanks for the share.

Pat

dlplumer wrote: »