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Orange Eyes
I was going to upload this tomorrow, but I've been trying to catch one of two Goldcrests in decent light in the garden, so I might spend the promised Sunny day trying again tomorrow.

This was another from yesterday, Fred is now 6 or 7 years old, Sparrowhawks' eyes, especially males, tend to go more orange as they get older. They start off a lemony-yellow as juveniles, although males tend to be darker than the females.

Through the double glazing as usual; I can't risk opening the door as there's less cover in my trees now... maybe later in the year.

Camera Maker: SONY
Camera Model: SLT-A58
Lens: 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
Image Date: 2016-01-26 12:04:18 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
Aperture: /5.6
Exposure Time: 0.013 s (1/80)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: +0.30 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: program (Auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Copyright: 2015 Chris K
Habitat
Garden
Location
London UK
Date taken
26/1/2016
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Sony SLT-A58 + Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG APO Macro
Another outstanding, detailed close-up of Fred, together with some interesting information Chris !!! Thanks for sharing.
 
What a stunning study of Fred, Chris. Interesting narrative, too - thank you.
 

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