Red-Tailed

Stumbled upon this guy this past weekend at the local state park.
Good thing he was so intent on hunting or I would of never got so close. (within about 40ft)


Robert

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Another when at my closest to him (cropped).


Robert

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This one is shortly after the last one. Something caught his eye and he took off to investigate.
He acted as if I was never there the whole time, didn't even look down my way. I was pretty happy that after stumbling across him the way I did that it never spooked him off. It was the start of a great birding day.


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Robert

Nice shots. I came across a Red-Tailed Hawk on the ground eating a squirrel, not too far off the road. After parking the car, he was very skittish at my aproach and flew off, taking his lunch with him. I got a few shots, but the distance and focus didn't make for the best shot. I believe his being on the ground, caused him more concern about me than yours being up on a tree branch.

What was your camera/lens, if you don't mind my asking?

Thanks for sharing.
Steven Jindra

EXTREMELY nice photo.