Cont. with Raptor Fest

[bfjr]

Same place I got the Kestrel. Add another one to my collection which I did not have, missed the BIF :wxwax but I'm happy with these

Say hello to White Tail Kite

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[4labs]

Cool looking bird Ben. I have never seen or heard of one before. Thnxs for sharing..

[jwear]

well well Mr Ben the long war does begin so now i have to buy a 500 with a 1.7 and raise you $2.00 this is getting costly ,now i have a ??? or 2 .Is this wild or stuffed ? bird or fowl ?? was any super glue used in the getting of this capture ??? nice one old man :thumb now i wiil not post my shot i am going hawk hunting :D

[gluwater]

A beautiful shot of a beautiful bird. Those eyes are stunning. Great job:clap

Nick

[ginger_55]

My, he is pretty, Ben!

Are these birds seasonal there? Or is this going to go on a bit?

ginger, trying to decide whether to obsess that I will never get one of those.

[jeff lapoint]

outstanding shots ben! i need to tag along with you more often!!

[bfjr]

Cool looking bird Ben. I have never seen or heard of one before. Thnxs for sharing..

Your welcome buddy, anytime :thumb

[gtc]

very nice-

how did you get so close and level?

were you in a hide or on a cliff or something similar?

[ginger_55]

Do most airports harbor raptors? Seems like they might be good areas for birds.

g

[Harryb]

Excellent captures Ben. The TC seems to be helping. The chest area in the second shot is a tad over exposed.

[bfjr]

well well Mr Ben the long war does begin so now i have to buy a 500 with a 1.7 and raise you $2.00 this is getting costly ,now i have a ??? or 2 .Is this wild or stuffed ? bird or fowl ?? was any super glue used in the getting of this capture ??? nice one old man :thumb now i wiil not post my shot i am going hawk hunting :D

Game On !!!! :D :lol
answer your questions in order:
wild not stuffed
bird but the pole is pretty fowl :D
no glue needed just machine gun set to low :lol

Come on post away don't let me stop ya :thumb

[bfjr]

A beautiful shot of a beautiful bird. Those eyes are stunning. Great job:clap

Nick

Morning Nick
Yeah I was happy to see that I got the eyes !! One other time I got to shoot one of these birds but the eyes were all black, not the bird my exposure and I could not recover them. This time a little success :D

[bfjr]

My, he is pretty, Ben!

Are these birds seasonal there? Or is this going to go on a bit?

ginger, trying to decide whether to obsess that I will never get one of those.

Afternoon Ginger
Haven't a clue if there seasonal, but have only seen them twice in different areas, hoping to catch him again tonight!!
Don't obsess over nothing never helps, but I know the feeling :D

[bfjr]

outstanding shots ben! i need to tag along with you more often!!

Anytime buddy what about this weekend ??

[bfjr]

very nice-

how did you get so close and level?

were you in a hide or on a cliff or something similar?

Not that close and a crop helps
The tree he sits in is lower then the little hill I climbed to shoot him :D

[bfjr]

Do most airports harbor raptors? Seems like they might be good areas for birds.

g

Not if you ask the Airport Cops :rofl :D they don't want me there:cry

[bfjr]

Excellent captures Ben. The TC seems to be helping. The chest area in the second shot is a tad over exposed.

Evening Harry hope your feeling better :thumb
245 across the board, Boss I checked. Went ahead and redid one is this any better :dunno

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