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Red-tailed Hawk Feeding
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Red-tailed Hawk Feeding

by Floyd Hopper

Gallery: AvianPosted February 23, 2015226 views5 comments
Photographed this at the Merced NWR. I was the right spot at the right time. Lucky.
Canon 5DMarkii
Canon 300mmf/4+1.4
ISO: 200
f/8@1/250sec

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 23, 2015 at 8:12 PM
Amazing image - don't see these birds feeding too often for whatever reason. A bit gory but doesn't bother me
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 23, 2015 at 8:42 PM
Hard to tell what the prey once was. Around here, the Red-tails favor the Coots, of which there are multitudes. I'm curious—why the pano crop?
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on February 23, 2015 at 10:31 PM
Phil, the pano crop was to eliminate too much of the distracting bg. I felt it distracted from the main focus of the bird. The carcass was probably a coot.
Registered on May 1, 2009, 652 Posts, 762 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 23, 2015 at 11:43 PM
Nice habitat, and I like the crop personally. It looks like critical focus was on the wing area. It would be nice if the face were a bit more in focus. :toast: :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 24, 2015 at 8:39 AM
The hawk does look a little soft. Nice behavioral shot, but I'm not a fan of the background.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments