Combat in the Skies
Mar 1, 2015 15:37:13 #
2 Red Shouldered Hawks have moved into the area and the Crows are mighty unhappy. I Finally caught this aerial combat over our house.
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
Mar 1, 2015 22:19:26 #
CraigFair wrote:
2 Red Shouldered Hawks have moved into the area and the Crows are mighty unhappy. I Finally caught this aerial combat over our house.
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
Great capture, Craig! Those are the memories that stay with us, even if not captured by camera!
Mar 1, 2015 22:22:33 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Great capture, Craig! Those are the memories that stay with us, even if not captured by camera!
No kidding it was a blast to watch all the action. Both of us were outside chasing them around.
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 07:31:05 #
I especially like the second one; can hear the screech of the hawk just from the photo. I assume you were using your 600mm lens but what were your settings?
CraigFair wrote:
2 Red Shouldered Hawks have moved into the area and the Crows are mighty unhappy. I Finally caught this aerial combat over our house.
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 11:06:38 #
Judy1900 wrote:
I especially like the second one; can hear the screech of the hawk just from the photo. I assume you were using your 600mm lens but what were your settings?
Hello Judy, thank you very much for the compliment and yes the settings were.
Nikon D800E w/Tamron 150-600mm @ 280mm
f/8, 1/1600 sec, ISO 500
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 14:49:23 #
CraigFair wrote:
2 Red Shouldered Hawks have moved into the area and the Crows are mighty unhappy. I Finally caught this aerial combat over our house.
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
Cool pics! That second one looks like a warplane!
Mar 2, 2015 14:51:27 #
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Mar 2, 2015 15:04:24 #
Cykdelic wrote:
Cool pics! That second one looks like a warplane!
Thank you Cykdelic, he was definitely pissed off that the crows were attacking his mate and I think he actually hit one of them in mid air.
The feathers were flying. I have never seen the Hawks actually take the offensive like that.
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 15:05:13 #
angler wrote:
Excellent captures Craig.
Thank you Angler, It was a fun shoot.
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 15:07:09 #
MissStephie wrote:
I can't stand crows - they are constantly picking on Hawks.... :(
Thank you for looking in Stephie, and yes I wish they would leave them alone so they can nest in our big oat tree.
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 15:18:29 #
Excellent shots; the first two are amazing, especially #2 doing a Kamakazi dive. :thumbup:
Mar 2, 2015 15:46:00 #
Sirius_one wrote:
Excellent shots; the first two are amazing, especially #2 doing a Kamakazi dive. :thumbup:
Thank you Sirius,
I would say he was diving in at about 35 MPH and hit that Crow hard.
He looked more like Falcon.
Craig
Mar 2, 2015 16:49:24 #
CraigFair wrote:
2 Red Shouldered Hawks have moved into the area and the Crows are mighty unhappy. I Finally caught this aerial combat over our house.
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
The first shots, the male is diving in to get the Crows off his mate and then he takes the brunt of the battle to the skies.
You have to "Download" these.
Craig
great set craig...a fun thing to witness !
Mar 2, 2015 18:22:10 #
merrytexan wrote:
great set craig...a fun thing to witness !
Hi Texan, thank you very much. It was a blast to watch and got lucky with camera and viewing point to catch it all. They were at it again today but logistics didn't work out.
Craig
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