Pale Chanting Goshawk

Gallery: AvianPosted October 2, 2013161 views7 comments

Here's another shot from our South Africa trip. This is a juvenile bird a few wing beats after it has taken off. Taken from our safari vehicle in Addo Elephant National Park.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1.4x 1/3200 F8, iso 800

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on October 2, 2013 at 7:33 PM

Amazing, Nate.
Pretty good details, very nice color in the sky, nice wing position. Liked it a lot!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 2, 2013 at 8:25 PM

Sweet action pose you captured of this beauty Nate. Looks like he's doing ninety miles an hour, I like the intent look of his face, great wing position too.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on October 3, 2013 at 2:59 AM

Neat BIF Nate.
I like the pose and the eye contact, especially that little catchlight.
Overall the lighting is good but I think the bird needs darkening just a tiny bit.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 3, 2013 at 6:33 AM

NIce one Nate - wonderful in flight pose ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 4, 2013 at 11:03 AM

Sweet flight shot. I love the pose/wing position and the light is nice.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Nice take off pose! That eye is right on you and the talons are super sharp. Sharon

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 6, 2013 at 8:05 AM

What a cracker Nate - love those dangling legs

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