I accidentally shot a raptor

ginger_55

on October 14, the first day of the assignment. I was at Caw Caw wildlife, there was nothing. Some hawks overhead. Turkey things. But I shot some of them. I did notice that these markings appeared different, but what do I know, I don't usually do raptors, especially as high as these were. Besides I was looking for assignment shots.

When I got home I did notice that these are not Turkey Hawks, or whatever, most were, but a few were not. I just now worked them up.

What are they, you raptor people, I assume that you know?

ginger










The white around parts of the bird is not from oversharpening, it is rim lighting as I was shooting up, and that was where the sun was. I think these came out amazingly well considering how high that bird was and how much they were enlarged.

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bfjr

Well done Ginger
Yeah Raptors like to hunt midday so you get alot of rim and backlighting.
These have been exp. well

Could be wrong but it looks like a Coopers Hawk

Steve Cavigliano

Nicely done Ginger


Well exposed and colorful I agree with Ben, the chest markings look like a Coopers Hawk. It shure is a pretty birds


Steve

ginger_55

Thanks Ben and Steve! I wonder how I managed to expose it right, I usually mess up when they are in the air. Perhaps the absolute absence of any other bird gave me lots of time to think.:D

It is a pretty bird, that was what struck me when I saw it on the computer. In person I do remember noticing the wing markings, but I still thought it was probably a Turkey Hawk, they were all together.

Anyway, It is amazing to me how pretty the markings are now that I can sit here, enlarge the bird and look at it. When it was in the air I didn't see what I do now.

And I am pleased as to how well it worked up. I must have gotten a good lock on it, too. Plenty of pixels and they are not OOF.

ginger

(I have several more odds and ends to work up from that week of intensive shooting, not much, but some.)

Harryb

Wow, Ginger those are excellent. I think these are the best flight shots I've seen you capture.

ginger_55

Harryb wrote:

Wow, Ginger those are excellent. I think these are the best flight shots I've seen you capture.

Thanks, Harry. I remember shooting them, I know about where I was, but I don't remember what I was thinking with the camera. I can look up the exif, and I will know as much as anyone else, I guess.

thanks,

ginger

jwear

very nice G but I think its a harrier or swainson's hawk the tail is not right for a cooppers

traunerk

nice shots...
ginger...

to me it looks like a harrier. But I'm no expert.

Great shots....let's see some more!

Regards...Keith