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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 270599" data-attributes="member: 12257">Day 57 - Bird's Eye ViewI *ALWAYS* see hawks when I don't have the time to stop, or don't have the camera...&nbsp; so this time, I went down the road where I commonly spot them with no other plan than to catch a shot.&nbsp; Spotted two LARGE beauties on the lines by the road, so pulled over, hopped out of the car...&nbsp; and they took off.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />&nbsp; Apparently, they don't like people!&nbsp; One came part of the way back, but landed in a tree instead of on the lines, so I took a different approach.&nbsp; SLOW walk to get within at least a visible range with my 70-300, snapped a shot, walked a &quot;little&quot; closer, snapped another shot, but you could tell I was creating a disturbance.&nbsp; Next shot, I stayed in place as she gathered up to leap, and the last shot...&nbsp; Rump of hawk, flying off to more private areas of the woodlands.&nbsp; I've gotta find a regular and set up a blind soon!!Without further ado, the Red Shouldered Hawk (all heavily cropped from a 300mm shot):[ATTACH]74844[/ATTACH][ATTACH]74845[/ATTACH][ATTACH]74846[/ATTACH][ATTACH]74847[/ATTACH]Then...&nbsp; a VERY rare sight?&nbsp; Is it???[ATTACH]74848[/ATTACH]COULD IT BE!?[ATTACH]74849[/ATTACH]It IS!!!&nbsp; A real phone booth!!&nbsp; So rare these days, I'll bet if I stick around with the camera, I'll get a chance to snap a shot of Clark Kent soon!![ATTACH]74850[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 270599, member: 12257"] Day 57 - Bird's Eye View I *ALWAYS* see hawks when I don't have the time to stop, or don't have the camera... so this time, I went down the road where I commonly spot them with no other plan than to catch a shot. Spotted two LARGE beauties on the lines by the road, so pulled over, hopped out of the car... and they took off. :( Apparently, they don't like people! One came part of the way back, but landed in a tree instead of on the lines, so I took a different approach. SLOW walk to get within at least a visible range with my 70-300, snapped a shot, walked a "little" closer, snapped another shot, but you could tell I was creating a disturbance. Next shot, I stayed in place as she gathered up to leap, and the last shot... Rump of hawk, flying off to more private areas of the woodlands. I've gotta find a regular and set up a blind soon!! Without further ado, the Red Shouldered Hawk (all heavily cropped from a 300mm shot): [ATTACH=CONFIG]74844._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]74845._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]74846._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]74847._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then... a VERY rare sight? Is it??? [ATTACH=CONFIG]74848._xfImport[/ATTACH] COULD IT BE!? [ATTACH=CONFIG]74849._xfImport[/ATTACH] It IS!!! A real phone booth!! So rare these days, I'll bet if I stick around with the camera, I'll get a chance to snap a shot of Clark Kent soon!! [ATTACH=CONFIG]74850._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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