Red-shouldered Hawk

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 2012176 views8 comments

First time in south Florida and around the Everglades, but I only had a few hours one day to get out and bird (work seems to get in the way of birding a lot). I see they're not exaggerating when they say how cooperative Florida birds can be! Any raptor in South Dakota would have flown far before I got this close.

Canon 50D, 400 5.6L, ISO 800, 1/250, f6.3.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 18, 2012 at 7:57 AM

A nice look at and setting for this RSH Terry.

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Comment posted by David Sewell on December 18, 2012 at 8:25 AM

There's some great detail in here. On my work monitor (uncalibrated) it does look as though the area around the eye could do with lightening a bit.

David

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on December 18, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Very nice shot of my favorite hawk. When I tried to look at the larger post I accidentally hit purchase print and went to your website. Looks like 12/10/12 was a very good hawk day for you.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 18, 2012 at 11:28 AM

Indeed it was!! I had no photos of the species until December 10th, and in a short afternoon of birding, got more than my fair share!!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 18, 2012 at 11:31 AM

Very nice detail on the large image and I like the open beak, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 18, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Very nice, Terry. Neat setting, wonderful look at the bird. The open beak adds to an already very strong image. I'm fine with the eye as presented.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on December 18, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Good moment, nice bird, well shot!

Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 18, 2012 at 11:20 PM

Great Red-shouldered image. I like the color, sharpness and the setting. I was at the end of the road in the everglades in Flamingo and got this close with a 300mm lens. I am like you I kind of took me aback because where I was living at the time I would never have gotten this close. It was like they enjoy getting their pictures taken and like to pose.

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