DJD wrote:
It was prime golden hour and I grabbed my 105mm macro and headed to the backyard hoping to find an interesting bug. After searching various flowers with negative results, I looked up and there in the shadows, 25 feet away, I saw a beautiful Cooper's Hawk perched nonchalantly on a Dracaena tree branch. So, of course, with camera in hand I started snapping photos. I slowly approached and got within 15 feet (behind a patio post). Cooper stayed where he was, casually checking out the backyard and me. He didn't appear to have any intentions of leaving, so I went back in the house and grabbed my 80-400 lens and started shooting again. Cooper stayed perched for about 10 minutes before flying off. Sometimes things just fall into place. Best viewed on download.
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Lovely shots. Wish I got afternoon surprises like that. All I get is pigeons!