Hawkeye

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited September 1, 2007 in Wildlife
Glad I'm not a mouse. :D

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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Glad I'm not a mouse.

    Great Shot Ric !! They don't hang around very long, usually never when you're that close.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    His Highness
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 28, 2007
    Yowza! That's awesome, Ric. A hawk sharpie. bowdown.gif

    So how did you get so close?

    Cheers,
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  • HarvHarv Registered Users Posts: 1,105 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    I'm glad you're not a mouse as well, Ric. Nice shot.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    Great Shot Ric !! They don't hang around very long, usually never when you're that close.

    Thanks, Chris. :D

    Yep...a rare occasion to find a cooperative Hawk.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    kdog wrote:
    Yowza! That's awesome, Ric. A hawk sharpie. bowdown.gif

    :curtsey
    So how did you get so close?

    Stopped the car! rolleyes1.gif

    Must be a youngster.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Harv wrote:
    I'm glad you're not a mouse as well, Ric. Nice shot.

    I have been compared to a rat before! rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks, Harv.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Almost...
    ...got the whole bird! :D

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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Nice sharp capture Ric! thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Are you sure...
    ...you are not a mouse? :yikes

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    clap.gifclap.gif all right Ric!!! clap.gifclap.gif

    nothing better than a drive by shootingeek7.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Very nice capture with sharp detail, Ric. thumb.gif
    Socrate
    "Natura artis magistra"
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Nice sharp capture Ric! thumb.gif

    Thanks, Glenn. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    clap.gifclap.gif all right Ric!!! clap.gifclap.gif

    nothing better than a drive by shootingeek7.gif

    Thanks, Dave.:D

    When I put that new cam on high frame rate, I get a lot more bullets!
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    Last one
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  • dmmattixdmmattix Registered Users Posts: 341 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    Super
    An outstanding set.bowdown.gif

    Regards,

    Mike
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2007
    Very nice series of a handsome red tailed hawk! But I hear if you want them to get closer, hang a dead mouse or rabbit around you neck. rolleyes1.gif
    Stephen
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    Very nice capture with sharp detail, Ric. thumb.gif

    Thanks, Socrate! :D
  • jonh68jonh68 Registered Users Posts: 2,711 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2007
    It is very rare to get that close to one. Great job. I bet your heart was racing getting that close.

    I see them all the time on telephone polls. They always spook when getting within 50 yards. I spotted one and it "allowed" me to get within it's space. For a span of an hour, I took close ups and even got see it make THREE mouse dives. I could hear the flap of it's wings as it flew overhead and the thud of it's body when it hit the ground. I have one pic in which it flew by me and you see the red blood of the mouse on it's beak as it goes for another dive. It was an experience.

    Two day later, I saw the same hawk and it allowed me to take more pics. :ivar
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2007
    Crisp, sharp and well exposed. Nice going Ric thumb.gif
    Russ
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2007
    dmmattix wrote:
    An outstanding set.bowdown.gif

    Regards,

    Mike

    Thank you, Mike! :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Very nice series of a handsome red tailed hawk! But I hear if you want them to get closer, hang a dead mouse or rabbit around you neck. rolleyes1.gif

    I'll have to remember that, Stephen...NOT!

    Thanks. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    jonh68 wrote:
    Two day later, I saw the same hawk and it allowed me to take more pics. :ivar

    I can see from your account that you really enjoy nature...so do I. As I have said before...the experience, to me, is just as rewarding...if not more so than the photos. Getting a good shot is just icing on the cake.

    Thanks, Jon.:D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    Outstanding captures Ric. clap.gif Your seem to be working well with your new gear.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Crisp, sharp and well exposed. Nice going Ric thumb.gif

    Thank you, Russ. :D
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2007
    Nice set Ric! thumb.gif

    Were you using the 400 on that?
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Outstanding captures Ric. clap.gif Your seem to be working well with your new gear.

    Thanks, Harry.:D

    The 400 DO and the 1D MIIn are getting lighter all the time. Gotta train those muscles!
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Nice set Ric! thumb.gif

    Were you using the 400 on that?

    Thanks, Big Al! :D

    Yes, the 400 DO IS was the lens.
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