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A closer shot of this hawk .My first wild raptor, right before sunset.
Edit: Cloned out a distracting stick
Red-tailed Hawk
Colonial Park, Somerset, New Jersey
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
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Comments: 25
melodi996 [2012-01-06 14:27:16 +0000 UTC]
wow,it has to be really difficult to make such close photo!
magnificent))
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coyotesoul [2010-04-07 22:03:10 +0000 UTC]
What a sharp looking RT. I adore their expression and admire their focus. Congrats on the amazing shot!
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mydigitalmind In reply to coyotesoul [2010-04-07 23:41:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I was very happy to see this wonderful expression up close
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SilverVulpine [2010-04-07 03:34:51 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Wonderful shot of a really beautiful creature. Love it!
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KateSayuki [2010-04-06 08:23:22 +0000 UTC]
Oh my god, it's beautifull, awesome, perfect! I really love birds! Super shot!
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meihua [2010-04-06 07:01:35 +0000 UTC]
What a great sharp portrait My first shot of a wild raptor is terrible, you can barely even find him among the branches
Although that was also before I had a DSLR...
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mydigitalmind In reply to meihua [2010-04-07 23:38:36 +0000 UTC]
I really lucked out - he let me get pretty close!
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glassreflections [2010-04-05 23:15:07 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful capture!
Such intense colors are just gorgeous.
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