Lesser Nighthawk

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 2016137 views13 comments

Here's another from SE Arizona, we found a pond with large numbers of this species hawking over it and spent some time working on flight shots with them.
Canon 5D3 500F4 1/1600 F5.6 iso 1250, handheld

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13 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 21, 2016 at 7:35 PM

Really nice capture Nate. I know how hard these guys are. I like the nice look at the wings.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 21, 2016 at 7:48 PM

Tough enough to get these guys from underneath in the air, so this one from above is pretty neat. Nice job, Nate. devil

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 21, 2016 at 9:20 PM

Perfection - these birds are incredible beautiful and I love the unique backdrop of water

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM

Sweet, Nate. I've been working on our Purple Martins lately and these insectivores are tough. This is incredibly sharp. Were they waiting until late evening to come out or did you have a bit more light?

devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 21, 2016 at 10:46 PM

Thanks everybody, Dennis, this was taken just right before last light, they started flying in numbers pretty late. devil

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 22, 2016 at 9:32 AM

Nate, I really like this shot. A great view and I love the water as a backdrop. The sharpness of the nighthawk against the soft water works great. Very cool image and very well done!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 22, 2016 at 9:05 PM

Excellent capture Nate. I really like the wing position.
May

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on July 22, 2016 at 9:30 PM

Great job capturing the topside of the wings on this shot, Nate. The full wingspread and awesome light make this image. Super job.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 23, 2016 at 1:01 PM

Excellent setting and a great look of the nighthawk, Nate. I like the unique view and the details on the plumage. Fantastic flying pose and sweet light all add up for a fine image.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 23, 2016 at 2:27 PM

Wonderful shot and the vertical composition works well here. Interesting, overhere they are only active in the dark, so a shot like this would be out of the question...#envious enlightened

.. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 23, 2016 at 6:34 PM

Very nice capture. We just don't get these in Western Washington. They sure are pretty bird and you've done really well and getting the detail. The bird really pops nicely over the water which has wonderful tones.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2016 at 10:30 PM

Love the topside view Nate. Great job on this!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 25, 2016 at 9:18 AM

Nice capture Nate. Great look at the topside of this bird and the water background is rather unique. devil

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