rare miniature red raptor.........

dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
edited January 18, 2007 in Wildlife
commonly mistaken for a Cardinal:D
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  • ManticoreManticore Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    Nice job - It seems like he was quite the little ham! Pretty soon you'll get a call from his agent!
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    I love the expression in that last shot. It is almost like he saw his reflection and was wondering who this other male was encroaching on his territory. I love the deep reds in your pics. What lens were you using? Those are some serious close-ups or were you just close?
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    now that's not nice to fool mother nature eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif but it is a nice cardinal thumb.gif
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    I love the expression in that last shot. It is almost like he saw his reflection and was wondering who this other male was encroaching on his territory. I love the deep reds in your pics. What lens were you using? Those are some serious close-ups or were you just close?

    Thanks..I used my sigma 50-500, I was pretty close, used most all of the 500mm but didn't need to crop much in pp. I was pushing it with the app. ,shot wide open, been pretty coudy here.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    now that's not nice to fool mother nature eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif but it is a nice cardinal thumb.gif

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    now that's not nice to fool mother nature eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif but it is a nice cardinal thumb.gif
    :D figgured I'd get a few extra looks this way. It's a dirty trick,ne_nau.gif but if I have to sit in the cold to shoot it, someone is darn well gonna look at them:D
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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    I was going to say this looks like a cardinal...are you sure? Just kidding...I'm sure you know better than I do. Love the second shot...almost like she's looking at you - wondering what you're doing.
  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    Beautiful
    Best Regards
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    When something that red, with dark black eyes, black beard, and a pointy head looks at you like that its time to leave! rolleyes1.gifGood shots David!
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    That second one is pretty cool. I like being able to see the color of his eye. thumb.gif

    I just can't seem to get a decent shot of a Cardinal (red raptor). :D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    That second shot ylsuper.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2007
    I find it hard to get the eyes, but you have gotten an excellent well balanced exposure....thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited January 18, 2007
    These are very beautiful loved them .Very beautiful bird
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