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Jan 15, 2021 16:16:58   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Lately I've been getting visited by a Coopers hawk that has been trying to invite birds that come to my bird feeder to breakfast. He likes to sit in a bush not far from my kitchen window where I've taken a few shots of him in the past through the window. However every time I try to open the window to get a clear shot he would take off. This morning I left the window open before he got there and waited for him. He came around 8:40 and at first stayed hidden behind branches (see the where's Waldo shot below). But eventually he moved to where I could see him better. The first set of shots where taken at a 500mm focal length, the next set where taken using a 2X teleconverter with the 500mm lens to get a 1000mm focal length. Note: only the closeup of his eyes has been cropped. All questions, comments and suggestions are welcome.

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highly cropped image where you can see my house in the reflection of his eye.
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Where is Waldo (can you find the hawk in this image)
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Jan 15, 2021 16:43:21   #
srscary Loc: Cary, NC
 
Awesome closeup of eyes!

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Jan 15, 2021 16:43:43   #
WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA
 
Great shots
Beautiful crop of its eyes

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Jan 15, 2021 16:47:20   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
An excellent set.

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Jan 15, 2021 16:49:50   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
srscary wrote:
Awesome closeup of eyes!


Hi srscary
Thanks for checking out the hawk images. I finally got some decent shots of this rascal.

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Jan 15, 2021 16:50:39   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
WDCash wrote:
Great shots
Beautiful crop of its eyes


Hi WDCash
Thanks for checking out the hawk images and for the comment.

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Jan 15, 2021 16:54:05   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
kpmac wrote:
An excellent set.


Hi kpmac
Thanks for viewing the hawk images and for the comment.

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Jan 15, 2021 16:55:11   #
am2021 Loc: Sacramento CA
 
Great pictures, looks little bit scary eyes. :)

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Jan 15, 2021 17:04:30   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
Excellent set, love the closeup of the eyes.

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Jan 15, 2021 17:06:33   #
Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.
 
Nice captures.

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Jan 15, 2021 17:07:26   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Sylvias wrote:
Excellent set, love the closeup of the eyes.


Hi Sylvias
Thanks for checking out the hawk picture, for the comment and the Thumbs up. I liked that I could see the reflection of my house in his eye.

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Jan 15, 2021 17:30:14   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Hal81 wrote:
Nice captures.


Hi Hal81
Thanks for viewing the hawk images and for the comment.

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Jan 15, 2021 17:45:27   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
am2021 wrote:
Great pictures, looks little bit scary eyes. :)


Hi am2021
Thanks for viewing the hawk pictures and for the comment. He has a very intense stare and was definitely keeping his eyes on me to make sure I didn't go outside. He must have been part chicken hawk since he would fly away to moment I would try to open the door.

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Jan 15, 2021 17:46:21   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Incredible detail!

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Jan 15, 2021 17:54:30   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
UTMike wrote:
Incredible detail!


Hi UTMike
Thanks for checking out the photos of the Hawk and for the comment. With the window open I was able to get a good focus on him and not have the distortion that the window would introduce.

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