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.
WDCash
Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA
Great shots
Beautiful crop of its eyes
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.
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.
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
kpmac wrote:
An excellent set.
Hi kpmac
Thanks for viewing the hawk images and for the comment.
Great pictures, looks little bit scary eyes. :)
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
Excellent set, love the closeup of the eyes.
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.
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Hal81 wrote:
Nice captures.
Hi Hal81
Thanks for viewing the hawk images and for the comment.
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.
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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