ann sanfedele wrote: > This didn't seem to get through to the list before - so I'm trying again > > > > Today a friend called to tell me there was a redtail hawk in a tree in > Tompkins Square Park - just a block from my apt > I had just changed batteries in my dark side camera and cleared a cf > card - out I dashed. > > Stuff is too grainy for stock, alas, and even with image stabilizer it > could have been sharper, but it was lots of > fun - I think these three are the best I got - > > There were about 6 of us with glass that had enough reach - including > one guy with a 300 mm shooting film who > was a knowledgeable birder... > > Of the people who stopped to look over the course of about an hour at > least half of them pointed out the "owl" > to their friends - and many of the rest of us chimed in with the > correct id.... > > For a while the hawk just sat there grasping the dead pigeon - finally > he started to dine - funny to hear the kids > watching going 'euweee' and "ick" > > I know I didn't get the best shots - my auto focus messed me up a couple > of times and my unsteadiness did as well. > But it was such fun... I hadn't been out shooting for a while. > > anyway --- > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347394/Large > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347584/Large > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347692/Large > > ann
Nice, ann. That's a pretty brave little squirrel. I had a sharp-shinned hawk at my feeder the other day. It was going after the doves! No camera of course... -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
