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I was shooting into the sun so the sky is blown, but the hawk isn’t. 😀
Nikon D810| Nikkor 500mm Pf-E & iPhone 14Pro| PS CC 25.2.0
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You did an excellent job of freezing the action and exposing correctly for the color patterns on the underside of the hawk
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Thank you so much, Robert! I don’t get many in flight images so it’s really great when they come out sharp. 😀
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How wonderful to have this RTH stretched out so beautifully in the sky, what a great photo, Deborah. Also really liked the river photo with the expansive splendor and big sky.
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Thank you so much, Jet! I’m glad you like the images. 😀
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This Hawk was flying high. Thanks for sharing this image. Anita
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It was! Thank you so much, Anita!
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WOW, your Red-tailed Hawk flight shot is fabulous, Deborah!
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Thank you so much, Donna!! 💃😀
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Beautiful, Deborah! I love seeing red-tail hawks soaring.
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Thank you so much, Jennie! Me too. 😀
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You’re welcome, Deborah!
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Both beauties, Deborah. I’m always glad to see a post from you, as each one always brightens my day.
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Oh, thank you so much, Janet! 😍
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The key thing is getting the hawk exposed well. The background here isn’t that important.
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Thank you! 😀
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Wonderful Hawk, Deborah! And what a wonderful bit of scenery!
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Thank you so much, B.J.!! I love walking along the river bank.
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I love red tails. Great shot, Deborah
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Me too, especially their call. Thank you so much, John!
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Beautiful captures Deborah, raptors have beautiful patterns in their plumage and you captured this also. The field shot looks like the classic habitat of such a bird also.
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Thank you so much, Ashley! It’s a great place to see hawks. I also saw a Harrier but, my images aren’t good it was on the other side of the river and too far. It knew I had a camera! 😂
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Nice capture, Deborah!! The landscape is beautiful, too!
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Thank you so much, Gordon! It’s a beautiful walk and some days are birdy.
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Wonderful shot, Deborah. The way the light shines through the edge of the feathters!
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Thank you so much, Peter! I loved that too when I saw I had captured it. 😀
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Deborah, you really did capture a profound, beautiful stillness. Hugs.
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Thank you so much, Teagan! 🤗
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That landscape is gorgeous. It looks as though it needs to be hiked; I’ll volunteer!
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It’s a nice out and back when you want a flat couple of miles to stretch the legs and look for birds too. 😀
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Wow! Deborah, that is such a great picture. I love in flight photos and this is one of the best I’ve ever seen.
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Thank you so much, Dan! I was shooting blind and didn’t think I’d get any decent images at all, but I did get a couple of good frames.
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That shows so much detail.
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That was an awe inspiring photo! Reminds one of Thoreau’s “The hawk is aerial brother of the wave which he sails over and surveys, those his perfect air-inflated wings answering to the elemental unfledged pinions of the sea.”
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I hadn’t ever heard that quote and I love it! Thank you so much!!
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Nice catch on the Red Tail, the land scape is nice too.
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Thank you so much, John! Both were along the same trail. 😀
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Lovely. We have a nesting pair in our neighborhood. I love watching them catch the air currents.
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Thank you so much, Janis! I would love watching your pair too! We have a pair that has come to brood for the last few Springs in a tree on the golf course where I live. I hope they come back this Spring. I’ve missed the chicks fledging but, one day I hope to see and photograph that. 😀
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