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Hawk in the Birdbath! OMG!
Hawk in the Birdbath! OMG!
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2017-05 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a7R
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: Harwich Port, Cape Cod, MA
Date: May 30, 2017
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2017

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This is our backyard hawk again; see the "Break the Rules" challenge. He kind of appropriated the birdbath. The finches were NOT happy...

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 114
Avg (all users): 6.3214
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.1860
Avg (non-participants): 6.7692
Views since voting: 729
Views during voting: 98
Votes: 56
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
 06/09/2017 06:08:14 PM
So cool...he/she is like a big kid in a kiddie pool lol
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 06/08/2017 10:54:12 PM
Congratulations on the TT
great capture
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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 06/08/2017 09:06:56 AM
Originally posted by SaraR:
What an amazing catch. The only time I have seen a hawk actually in my garden, he was in the process of killing a starling....

Robert was discreet and did not mention that the first time we saw this fine fellow he was atop one of our fence posts with a small rabbit pinned firmly under his talons. He stayed there until he had torn it apart and eaten everything but the bones. On the plus side our garden is thriving with fewer rabbits ...

Message edited by author 2017-06-11 13:14:33.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/08/2017 12:34:13 AM
Finches be angry.
A 7 from me. Excellent image.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/08/2017 12:24:32 AM
This is more of a sitz bath....

Message edited by author 2017-06-08 00:25:26.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 06/08/2017 12:11:49 AM
I really liked this (gave it a 9). Wonderful capture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 06/07/2017 02:22:45 PM
What an amazing catch. The only time I have seen a hawk actually in my garden, he was in the process of killing a starling....
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/06/2017 12:02:01 PM
7 from me. So well captured!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/02/2017 08:39:07 PM
Isn't that an old folk song?
Hawk in the birdbath, shoe fly shoe!
Maybe not. :)
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 06/01/2017 09:24:51 AM
how fabulous!!! Congratulations!
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