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Goshawk
McHeath

Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

One of a pair which inhabits our local cemetery. They usually spot you long before you've spotted them and glide noiselessly away between the trees; this one stayed put for a minute or so and kept bobbing her head above the small branch to see if I was still there. Kind of reminded me of my three year old daughter, lying on her stomach on the floor with only her head under the bed and believing that she was completely hidden :)
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Habitat
Large heavily wooded cemetery
Location
Berlin, Germany
Date taken
12.02.22
Scientific name
Accipiter gentilis
Equipment used
Panasonic Lumix FZ300
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500 f4 ISO 100
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Reactions: delia todd
Kits
Nicely lit and detailed. It’s a well known fact that if you close your eyes, you can’t be seen. 😉
 
Jonno52
Supporter
A great capture, nice work! I envy you being able to see and photograph this species, they’re so much more difficult in Britain.
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
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LOL yeah.... I know just what you mean McHeath. Sometimes birds just aren't very co-operative, are they.

A super picture lad - very well done.
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
McHeath
Date added
View count
264
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ300
Aperture
ƒ/4
Focal length
96.3 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Goshawk cemetery.jpg
File size
180.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 12 February 2022 12:52 PM
Dimensions
682px x 520px

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