Local hawk

[TristanP]

One of a mating pair at the local Y camp - very tolerant of people.

Butterfly spotted

http://panekfamily.smugmug.com/photos/177082569-M.jpg


In for the kill

http://panekfamily.smugmug.com/photos/177082501-M.jpg


Chowing down

http://panekfamily.smugmug.com/photos/177082518-M.jpg


Chillin'

http://panekfamily.smugmug.com/photos/177082537-M.jpg

Shot with 20D and 70-300IS. What a cool animal.

[Dick on Aruba]

Beautiful series. I like the 1st very much.

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

[Hikin' Mike]

Great action shots! :thumb

Do you know what Hawk it is?

[TristanP]

Thanks guys. No, I have no idea what type of hawk it is. Maybe someone more in the know will stop by and tell us.

[TristanP]

Thanks guys. No, I have no idea what type of hawk it is. Maybe someone more in the know will stop by and tell us.
After some Googling, I'm going to guess it's an adult Cooper's Hawk.

[raptorcaptor]

Like the motion blur on the wings in the bif shot! :thumb It's a immature red-tailed hawk!

[TristanP]

Like the motion blur on the wings in the bif shot! :thumb It's a immature red-tailed hawk!
Thanks. Just checked out your galleries briefly - very nice stuff! Thanks for the ID, as well.

[Maestro]

Like the motion blur on the wings in the bif shot! :thumb It's a immature red-tailed hawk!

:agree Cooper's have the distinctive red eyes.

Very nice captures. You did a great job! :thumb

[Harv]

Beautiful subject and a great capture. Well done. The image quality is excellent. I've heard many good things about that lens and these images would bear them out.

[TristanP]

Beautiful subject and a great capture. Well done. The image quality is excellent. I've heard many good things about that lens and these images would bear them out.
Thanks guys - there were actually a number of other shots up in the tree done in portrait position - one was a great stare. My lens (an early model) still hasn't had the fix done yet for the known portrait-orientation softness problem and I was disappointed to see the results in most of them. Otherwise, yes, it's a great lens for what it is.

[Ric Grupe]

Handsome bird!

Very well captured.:thumb

[dbaker1221]

excellent series!!:clap

[Shasoc]

Very nice sequence of well taken shots. I particularly like the pose and composition of the first shot.
Thanks for sharing.

[TristanP]

Thanks, all. I hope I can get more shots of them in the future.

[ShepsMom]

Ohh, he looks so majestic!! Beautiful shots of a beautiful bird :clap