Church Hawk

BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
edited June 7, 2011 in Wildlife
I'm on a bit of a theme to shoot churches/crosses and traveling around Long Island, This is the church in Garden City. I notice that suddenly all the birds go crazy ....

Here's the church, notice the color...
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...and here's the reason why all the comotion..

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She couldn't have cared less that I was in her hunting ground. She blended in so well it was actually hard to spot her...but she was obviously quite comfortable with people around. Lucky evening for me. Think I'll try her on a bright clear day.:D

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    Good catch and even better images.
    Harry
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  • StueveShotsStueveShots Registered Users Posts: 544 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    Holy cow! That hawk is downright menacing in that last shot. Beautiful!
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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2011
    Awesome!
    John :
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  • BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited June 4, 2011
    Thank you
    Thanks to one and all....haven't done much wildlife..trying to get my chops for a trip to Yellowstone this summer.
    Thanks again for the encouragement.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited June 5, 2011
    Gorgeous images of this rather "religious" hawk.
    Stephen
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited June 5, 2011
    Love the last shot.

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  • willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2011
    Probably a good thing for you the hawk wasn't hungry.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2011
    Very cool! thumb.gif
  • BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2011
    Thanks
    Thanks again for your kind words....
    Yes, she appears to be Episcopalian...and I'm not sure if she wasn't really hungry or wasn't quite sure if I'd take too much work. If looks could kill I'd surely have been lying on the ground rolleyes1.gif.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2011
    Very nice series, I really like the last image.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
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