My Husband's Shadow

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 201788 views9 comments

When we mow our 5 acres, we always have an opportunists (usually a flock of cattle egrets) plucking up the grasshoppers, as the grass gets lowered. One day, this beautiful red tailed hawk followed the riding mower for hours...giving me tons of time to take some amazing photos! He shadowed my husband's every move on the mower very closely! frown

He was so intent, that there was no fear of my camera and me...shadowing him/her!

Here's my first post...a beautiful portrait of his regal face.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on December 17, 2017 at 1:54 PM

Nice portrait. Terrific detail and color.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 17, 2017 at 2:12 PM

Hi Lucy,

This is a nice portrait. Details and color scheme look good. Well done.....................Jim

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 17, 2017 at 5:10 PM

Excellent portrait with good detail and natural colors.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 17, 2017 at 6:06 PM

Excellent, Lucy. Very good image quality. I've seen them following farmers, but rarely for a mere 5 acres of rodents.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 17, 2017 at 7:26 PM

Dennis, this one was after grasshoppers...they grow pretty big, here, in Texas! sad

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Comment posted by Craig Moreau on December 18, 2017 at 2:43 PM

A very nice portrait of this beautiful raptor. You were very lucky to get so much time with the bird. No nits here.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 18, 2017 at 8:08 PM

Wow Lucy. Very nice portrait here. Great light and detail. I would like to see a bit more room at the top if you had it.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 19, 2017 at 3:05 PM

No more room at the top on this one...will try on next shot!

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 19, 2017 at 4:41 PM

Really sweet detail in this portrait Lucy. Great colors throughout.

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