Hawk story

RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
edited May 21, 2007 in Wildlife
So there we were, the wife and I, doing some yard stuff at the house, when BAM!! a hawk swooped down and nabed a pigeon no more that 20ft away from me. :huh

Feathers everywhere as the hawk jumped up and down for a few minutes. Then he just stared at me with my camera in my hands. I thought - cool photo-op, but me and my MPE-65 macro probably wouldn't get too much.

The hawk flew off with dinner.

I shot some flowers.

Enjoy. Comments always welcome.

(All are various osteosperum - with a few night shots at the end. The last one one is clematis - also at night).


EDIT: Images removed. See [URL="htp://darphotos.smugmug.com"]my gallery[/URL] for images.
David
GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy

Comments

  • gildcogildco Registered Users Posts: 179 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Good work.
    Very professional, creative, and mood-evoking photographs. I like your work.
    Gil
  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Really beautiful loved them
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Okay, I was expecting a cool story with pics about hawks and all I got were these absolutely stunning pictures of flowers! eek7.gifscratch Just kidding, these are fantastic. Well done! thumb.gif I especially like 1, 3 and 5.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Excellent flower shots clap.gif and a happy hawk story. One less pigeon makes it a better world.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    gildco wrote:
    Very professional, creative, and mood-evoking photographs. I like your work.

    Thanks for the kind words!! I am glad you like 'em.
    David
    GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Really beautiful loved them
    Thanks, Awais. As always its good to here from you.
    David
    GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Okay, I was expecting a cool story with pics about hawks and all I got were these absolutely stunning pictures of flowers! eek7.gifscratch Just kidding, these are fantastic. Well done! thumb.gif I especially like 1, 3 and 5.

    Well....the only way to get you birders to look at anything other that birds is to put a bird in the title of the post :D .

    Thanks for the comments, too!
    David
    GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
  • RogersDARogersDA Registered Users Posts: 3,502 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent flower shots clap.gif and a happy hawk story. One less pigeon makes it a better world.

    Thanks Harry. I am quite surprised none of the squirrels in the backyards have been targeted yet. I guess it's only a matter of time.

    Thanks for the comments, too.
    David
    GreyLeaf PhotoGraphy
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    Excellent work.
    http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/

  • CookieSCookieS Registered Users Posts: 854 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    very pretty flower shots.
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