The sparrowhawk paid another visit again in my garden this time catching a sparrow(I think it is).I see them most days even having one in my living room once,but they are hard to capture when they have a small bird because they usually fly off with it quickly.I had my camera set up trying to get a shot I am happy with of the woodpecker that I get everyday,when there was a commotion in the tree and the sparrowhawk suddenly appeared.The sparrowhawk I captured with the dove a while ago looked a lot bigger than this one and I was told it was a female,this one looks a tad smaller, I know the males are smaller but I thought they had more colour on their chests,so is this still a female or a young male maybe.
Canon 1DMK4,Canon 500f4L,ISO 800,f7.1,1/250
Posted by David Sewell on June 11, 2010 at 6:36 AM
Congratulations on a splendid shot, Karen. There is plenty of detail there, but I do wonder if a slight adjustment to the contrast would give it even more punch. There is some rufous on the chest and the base of the neck, so I would consider this a male.
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM
I would concur with David about it being a musket both from its overall look and your description of its size.
If I assume the eye colour is pretty accurate I'd also suggest it's no youngster; but then again it's no oldie either, so nicely middle-aged would be my guess Karen.
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13 repliesCanon 1DMK4,Canon 500f4L,ISO 800,f7.1,1/250
David
Dale
Well captured.
Shaun
If I assume the eye colour is pretty accurate I'd also suggest it's no youngster; but then again it's no oldie either, so nicely middle-aged would be my guess Karen.
Ian
Fran