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Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Jonno52

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Extremely heavy crop, fairly extreme sharpening. The shutter speed, aperture and ISO make no sense for a flight shot, but I'd been photographing perched Redwings and there was no time to change things when this Sparrowhawk suddenly appeared in the distance.

Thank you for your comments, stay safe and well.

John
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Habitat
Deciduous, mixed or coniferous woodland with adjacent open country. In recent years with decreased persecution has become commoner close to human habitation and is now moving into towns. In winter often found far from woodland, hunting along hedgerows in open farmland or in coastal areas (Opus)
Location
London, UK (taken from window of 3rd floor flat)
Date taken
15 December 2022
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D Mk II, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/800th sec, f/9, ISO 500
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Kits
Very well detailed, John, and lovely lighting. Thank you for your kind words on my garden.
 
bievreJJ
you managed very well, John, excellent inflight capture of this splendid little raptor, top marks, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Jonno52
Date added
View count
380
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture
ƒ/9
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
500
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Sparrowhawk 443A6893 900 high BF.jpg
File size
66.8 KB
Date taken
Thu, 15 December 2022 11:47 AM
Dimensions
900px x 619px

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