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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: RSL on November 26, 2013, 09:15:48 am

Title: POed Red Tail Hawk
Post by: RSL on November 26, 2013, 09:15:48 am

He was after a baby squirrel, who was smart enough to get under a large branch of the tree. After a couple minutes of squawking and complaining and about six shots with my D100 he gave up and flew.

Title: Re: POed Red Tail Hawk
Post by: wmchauncey on November 26, 2013, 10:54:36 am

Where's the squirrel?
Like the shot though!

Title: Re: POed Red Tail Hawk
Post by: RSL on November 26, 2013, 10:58:06 am

The squirrel is out of sight camera right and lower, hanging on the underside of a branch, squeezing as close to the trunk of the tree as he can get. I didn't try to shoot the squirrel.

Title: Re: POed Red Tail Hawk
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 26, 2013, 11:19:40 pm

Nice shot!
He looks as if he's trying to lecture the squirrel: "Don't you dare hide! Don't you know you were put on this earth just to be my breakfast?"

Title: Re: POed Red Tail Hawk
Post by: Dale Villeponteaux on November 27, 2013, 05:34:20 pm

I have read that hawks' hunting weight is near their starvation weight. 
As ravenous as he must be, no wonder he's PO'ed.

Damn squirrel!