Sparrow Hawk in the garden

12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #130230 by justDAJ
I was amazed that I had the opportunity to gets some pics of this stunning bird in my garden. It posed for about 60 shots and I was about five feet away.

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12 years 8 months ago #130251 by Dori
Wonderful shots!!!!

Don't pi$$ me off, I am running out of room to store the bodies...

Resident Texasotan...

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12 years 8 months ago #130286 by fotozone
Wonderful photo, I am glad you could take advantage of the opportunity.
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12 years 8 months ago #130288 by chasrich
:judge: :agree: :thumbsup:

“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
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12 years 8 months ago #130566 by justDAJ
Thanks for your comments peeps. I reveice some great feedback from people.

Next on my list is a buzzard. There are four flying around the valley all the time but so far I have missed each opportunity to snap one sitting on a tree/post.
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12 years 8 months ago #130725 by Shadowfixer1
Beautiful bird. Would have loved seeing that in person.
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12 years 8 months ago #130770 by Pixelchix
Wow this is beautiful. For him to sit there and let you take pictures, wow. Great job


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