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Title: Backyard Food
Post by: Smokin Don on September 12, 2014, 11:51:59 AM

Sep 12 2014

BBQ is not the only food in my back yard. Here is a Coopers Hawk that flew in hoping for an easy lunch! I saw it fly in and land on the neighbors shed. I quickly put my telephoto lens on my camera. I opened the door quietly and was expecting it to fly away before I could get a shot of it.

It was perched on my fence right next to my finch feeder. I was able to get about 10 shots of it on the fence and one on the high wires where it flew to. They are a pretty bird. I was shooting in burst mode; its back was facing me, after the first shot it turned its head to the right to see me then stood up and looked before flying up to the wires.

I used to see these hawks in my yard more often when I was feeding all the birds and got some nice photos of them over the years. I haven’t seen one for a while so was glad to get these photos of one.

(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/My%20Favorite%20Photos/_9123034_zpsd2515d8c.jpg)

(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/My%20Favorite%20Photos/_9123038_zps242a1e85.jpg)

(http://i1039.photobucket.com/albums/a474/deains/My%20Favorite%20Photos/_9123042_zpse9023a6d.jpg)

Smokin Don

Title: Re: Backyard Food
Post by: HighOnSmoke on September 12, 2014, 11:52:54 AM

Awesome photos Don!

Title: Re: Backyard Food
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on September 12, 2014, 12:01:32 PM

Great shots Don, very nice.  ;)

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Post by: TwoPockets on September 12, 2014, 12:11:12 PM

Great picture! We have several hawks of different species that live around us and for the last two years we have had two golden eagles that have stayed around us. My wife has seen a bald eagle but I haven't seen him yet.

Title: Re: Backyard Food
Post by: drholly on September 12, 2014, 12:30:30 PM

Great pictures!

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Post by: sliding_billy on September 12, 2014, 02:47:11 PM

Is that the food?  :D

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Post by: spuds on September 12, 2014, 03:35:12 PM

Beautiful!

Title: Re: Backyard Food
Post by: MJSBBQ on September 13, 2014, 06:02:40 PM

Nice!

300mm lens?

Title: Re: Backyard Food
Post by: Keymaster on September 13, 2014, 06:39:17 PM

I love wildlife and your pictures Don, but I would have been thinking Hawk wings and ranch dressing :)

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Post by: muebe on September 13, 2014, 07:03:10 PM

Beautiful bird and cool picture Don!