Bird Bane
Mar 17, 2021 00:26:40 #
The reason there haven't been many birds in my yard lately.
I was watching the birds at my feeders waiting for something interesting to come by when the small flock of doves on the retaining wall blasted off in a panic and suddenly this Cooper's Hawk was sitting where they had been. The hawk looked around a bit, flew up to the railing of the playhouse over the old swing set and looked around some more. Then convinced that the menu was now empty it left.
Just about a minute later this young squirrel was in the exact spot the hawk had landed when it missed its strike. Eating the sunflower seeds and peanuts left around. I think I will call this one Din Din since that is what it will become one of these days if it isn't more careful.
The light was awful, a mix of deep shade and a few rays of sunlight creating great contrast on the hawk when it was on the wall and when on the playhouse it was in deep shade. The squirrel only had a ray of light on the dark tail so that wasn't too hard to handle.
And I made a big goof. I was shooting small birds at a feeder in the light and my SS was at 1/1600. Trying to get shots of the hawk before it could take off I forgot to change the SS.
#1 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1600 @ f/6.3, ISO-3200
#2 IS0-6400
#3 ISO-2000 (a cloud had moved and the light got brighter)
I was watching the birds at my feeders waiting for something interesting to come by when the small flock of doves on the retaining wall blasted off in a panic and suddenly this Cooper's Hawk was sitting where they had been. The hawk looked around a bit, flew up to the railing of the playhouse over the old swing set and looked around some more. Then convinced that the menu was now empty it left.
Just about a minute later this young squirrel was in the exact spot the hawk had landed when it missed its strike. Eating the sunflower seeds and peanuts left around. I think I will call this one Din Din since that is what it will become one of these days if it isn't more careful.
The light was awful, a mix of deep shade and a few rays of sunlight creating great contrast on the hawk when it was on the wall and when on the playhouse it was in deep shade. The squirrel only had a ray of light on the dark tail so that wasn't too hard to handle.
And I made a big goof. I was shooting small birds at a feeder in the light and my SS was at 1/1600. Trying to get shots of the hawk before it could take off I forgot to change the SS.
#1 80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1600 @ f/6.3, ISO-3200
#2 IS0-6400
#3 ISO-2000 (a cloud had moved and the light got brighter)
$%#@^* missed another one. Any dumb ones hiding in the plants?
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Can't see anything from up here either.
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If "Din Din" doesn't smarten up he may end up as "Hawk Chow".
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Mar 17, 2021 10:14:35 #
Mar 17, 2021 13:13:09 #
Nice shots! The hawk looks sweet but if your prey it must be terrifying. Cute shot of Din Din, too.
Mar 17, 2021 13:37:12 #
Mar 17, 2021 14:16:39 #
robertjerl wrote:
The reason there haven't been many birds in my yar... (show quote)
That Hawk looks serious
Nice shot.Mar 17, 2021 15:29:40 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Nice shots! The hawk looks sweet but if your prey it must be terrifying. Cute shot of Din Din, too.
Thank You
Mar 17, 2021 15:29:56 #
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