Red Tailed Hawk #2

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 2011196 views10 comments

Another image of a Red-tailed Hawk I observed eating a duck lunch last week. Viewer comments from the original posting and question "how much blood n guts is OK,) found most of you preferred the full un-cropped, unadulterated version showing nature and all her realism. Thanks for your comments and input. I believe I mentioned seeing this particular RT before and noted how unafraid of autos and people he is, often using close up perches. It is his traits and a bit of lucky timing that permitted my image recording.

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If interested in viewing additional images of this Red Tail, click on link and then "slideshow," upper right -
http://www.craigstrandphotography.com/p555682950/h29f79b73#h29f79b73

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.2L
F/10 1/50 ISO 100
auto window beanbag rest, CS4, LR2, NIK suite of filters

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on April 26, 2011 at 9:08 AM

Craig I love the detail you managed here and with the perfect perch

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 26, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Wonderful subject Craig and great behavioral shot :^)

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 26, 2011 at 10:39 AM

Great work, Craig.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 26, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Not as dramatic as the previous version but a fine image in its own right.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2011 at 2:14 PM

Craig - Wonderful image - and the whole series is exceptional!
FINE work!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2011 at 2:23 PM

Nice, Craig. Any chance you could have maneuvered to get a bit of separation between the Hawk and the tree trunk? I think it would be more powerful with a slightly different angle-the bg is sweet.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM

Nice, though gory, image! Good detail and bg. Sharon

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 26, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Very cool image, Craig. Not sure it is one I would hang on my wall, but great job capturing this feeding behavior. That moss covered perch is great. Not sure if this has already been cropped at all, but I would be tempted to take a bit off of the right side.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 26, 2011 at 11:27 PM

I like it.