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Prey WC574

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 5, 2013149 views6 comments
This actually is an in the zoo photo, but not of zoo animals. The coopers hawk had caught a starling right outside of the bald eagle exhibit and stayed there while it consumed the bird. Unfortunately the only camera I had available at the time was a PS. Which did a decent job, but @ 400 ISO was nosiy.

Canon PS S3 IS
1/640 @ F-7.1 ISO 400
6.0-72 mm @ 72mm
HH

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 5, 2013 at 12:29 PM
Bad day to be a Starling. Good day to be a Cooper's Hawk. :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 5, 2013 at 7:43 PM
Nice raptor capture John, he's got that European starling down for the count.
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 5, 2013 at 9:36 PM
This looks good to me, John. The details are good and the red eye is very compelling.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on March 5, 2013 at 10:08 PM
Great capture of a great capture, John. :smile: I guess that starling thought he was safe with all those eagles stuck in their cages. :wink: Hawks are amazing hunters and are sure equipped for the kill with those talons and sharp beak. I like the very intense look in his eye.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on March 5, 2013 at 10:37 PM
Well done John,
This looks good to me, nice light and detail, the free exhibits at the Zoo are always the best . . .
:toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 6, 2013 at 7:05 AM
You managed great with the PS! Amazing shot of this hawk! It does look a bit like it could have skipped a meal or two :biggrin: :biggrin:
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments