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Jan 22, 2021 18:40:52   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Excellent work, tack sharp! The first one with the eye through the branches is great!

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Jan 22, 2021 18:48:13   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
UTMike wrote:
Excellent work, tack sharp! The first one with the eye through the branches is great!


Hi UTMike
Thanks for viewing the bird photos and for the comment. I like the way he was watching me through the bush.

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Jan 23, 2021 05:46:07   #
ClarkJohnson Loc: Fort Myers, FL and Cohasset, MA
 
Good story and set. My fav is the first image of the « Sharpie ». Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks are frequently confused. Having just had the opportunity to make a long series of a Cooper ‘s Hawk, I am thrilled to see such a fine series of a Sharp-shinned.

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Jan 23, 2021 06:18:06   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Beautiful photos!

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Jan 23, 2021 09:04:22   #
jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA
 
Simply wonderful set! Love the first image, hidden, except for the eye.

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Jan 23, 2021 09:10:11   #
AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!
 
These are great shots in my opinion! WOW! Love the catch of the eye through the tree in the first one.

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Jan 23, 2021 11:19:54   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Great series, Ballard, perfect timing on your first shot.

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Jan 23, 2021 12:46:59   #
Larelain Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC
 
Ballard wrote:
In my previous post I mentioned that I thought the hawk in the bush was a Cooper's hawk. I was wrong it is a Sharp Shinned Hawk. The first shot below was taken the day before yesterday and he hid behind the foliage, so after he left I did a bit of trimming and got some shots yesterday as clouds started moving in. On a couple of the shots I had to open the aperture due to the dimmer light which limited the depth of field (you can actually notice the difference in his pupil dilation in the shots from yesterday and the day before when the sun was out). Shortly before I got these shots I saw him swoop in grab a humming bird and take off with it (I assume that the blood on his talons was from his grab and go lunch). I also got a few shots of the other birds that immediately left when he came by. The shots of the other birds still had some sunlight as the clouds where just starting to move in at that point. All these shots where taken a 1000mm using a canon 500mm lens with a 2x canon teleconverter (note: the shots of the other birds where also cropped some). The first shot was taken on 1/21/21 around 3:10 PM. Subsequent shots where taken on 1/22/21, the non-hawk shots where taken between 1:00 and 1:40 PM, the hawk shots where taken around 2:30PM . All questions comments and suggestions are welcome.
In my previous post I mentioned that I thought the... (show quote)


I like the first shot. I am very partial to photos with the animal behind foliage

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Jan 23, 2021 13:19:51   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
Great work. It definitely has some left overs stuck on its talon.

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Jan 23, 2021 13:43:38   #
shangyrhee Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA
 
I love the impressive series !!! Thank you for sharing. Shang

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Jan 23, 2021 13:56:40   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
ClarkJohnson wrote:
Good story and set. My fav is the first image of the « Sharpie ». Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks are frequently confused. Having just had the opportunity to make a long series of a Cooper ‘s Hawk, I am thrilled to see such a fine series of a Sharp-shinned.


Hi ClarkJohnson
Thanks for reading the story, viewing the images and for the comment.

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Jan 23, 2021 13:57:42   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
nimbushopper wrote:
Beautiful photos!


Hi nimbushopper
Thanks for viewing the bird photos and for the comment.

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Jan 23, 2021 13:59:56   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
jimvanells wrote:
Simply wonderful set! Love the first image, hidden, except for the eye.


Hi jimvanells
Thanks for checking out the bird images and for the comment. He liked to keep and eye on me so I had to be quite and not move much (He was part chicken Hawk, considering the way he would leave if I tried to go outside.

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Jan 23, 2021 14:01:03   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
AzPicLady wrote:
These are great shots in my opinion! WOW! Love the catch of the eye through the tree in the first one.


Hi AzPicLady
Thanks for viewing the bird images and for the comment. A lot of folks like the hidden hawk with the eye showing.

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Jan 23, 2021 14:03:25   #
Ballard Loc: Grass Valley, California
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great series, Ballard, perfect timing on your first shot.


Hi Earnest Botello
Thanks for checking out the bird images and for the comment. He is a bit shy but does hold still as long as I would stay inside. I had to leave the window open until he came back to get the shots so as not to scare him away.

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