Red Tail Hawk & Youngster

boogieboogie Registered Users Posts: 553 Major grins
edited June 12, 2006 in Wildlife
I'm so used to posting at the Cool Forum that "saurora" said I should have
posted here. I don't comment much in this forum but just wanted to share.


Back Deck this morning and what a surprise!

Parent to left of me and the newest family addition to my right in the last two pictures.

It was fun to watch the awkward takeoffs and landings of the young one.

Thanks for looking.


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Canon 20D
Canon 70-200mm F4L

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    very nice exp on all
    must of been tough in the shade of the tree

    I get all excited when I get a visit from a raptor ever so often and you got a whole family, very cool thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Very good shots especially the third one. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see more of your pics.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited June 12, 2006
    Awesome captures, Andrea!!! Way to go. thumb.gif

    It's hard to grab focus when the bird is nestled in branches like that, but it looks like you nailed it. Good work.

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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Very nice. The setting adds greatly to a very sharp capture.thumb.gif
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Nice photos!! What a great suprise to see these in your backyard!

    I just caught one of these the other day while in Georgia. Not as cute as yours!

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    Mitch
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Well done Andrea, must have been exciting. clap.gifclap.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    very nice thumb.gifclap.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Very nice captures Andrea. I believe this is the first thread I see from you and you impressed me already.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Awesome thumb.gif
    If I would have seen these in my backyard... that close... I would probably have died of excitement... or forgotten to turn my camera on... or something worse :D
  • boogieboogie Registered Users Posts: 553 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    Thanks for the nice welcome everyone. The hawks were a welcome suprise on Sunday morning.

    I'm lucky that I keep the Canon 20D with the F4L on the table for just in case shots like this. I run outside and shoot and hope my camera settings are ok...no time to think about that!

    The parent hawk was approx 30ft away and the young one about 40-50 feet away.

    Don't expect shots like this all the time :D I'm about 200ft from a major highway and live in the city...not a country girl.
    Our resident red tail hawks are the most excitement we have on our street.

    I would have replied sooner but the mortorcycle accident that our quarterback Big Ben suffered today had me glued to the tv news.

    Again...thanks all for the very nice comments.

    boogie
  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    subject, composition, exposure and presentation all right on. Many thanks to Saurora or else we would have missed this opportunity. And thanks to you Andrea for posting your images here thumb.gif
    Russ
  • boogieboogie Registered Users Posts: 553 Major grins
    edited June 12, 2006
    riddim_maker wrote:
    subject, composition, exposure and presentation all right on. Many thanks to Saurora or else we would have missed this opportunity. And thanks to you Andrea for posting your images here thumb.gif

    Thank you so much Russ for enjoying my pictures and the VERY nice comment. iloveyou.gif

    Andrea
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