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Sharpie
Never put your camera away until you are off the shooting grounds, lol. This Sharp Shined Hawk was perched near my trail exit as I left the park yesterday. Was a great evening shoot as I added 6 birds to my list, this sharpie included! :)
Habitat
Cottonwood Tree
Location
Mojave Narrows Regional Park, California
Date taken
4/1/21
Scientific name
Accipiter striatus
Equipment used
Panasonic FZ80
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/250 sec. f/5.9 214.2mm, 80
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A super image of this Sharpie Victor and how nice of it to turn its head for us ;)
Thanks KC, I was able to get a couple from under/infront of it for a second before he deemed me too close and took off. The captures from behind were better however and yes it was nice of it to turn lol.
 
Kind of a scary feel to it with that dusk coming on with that Raptor giving you the eye!!!
lol Hearing how these are easily spooked I couldnt believe it sat perched watching me get closer n closer. Whats really scary is those bobcats lurking in the bushes and walking near a den without knowing. So many tracks in the sand lately..... Thanks for the comment Daniel!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Victor Vector
Date added
View count
81
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DC-FZ80
Aperture
ƒ/5.9
Focal length
214.2 mm
Exposure time
1/250
ISO
80
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
P1210240bc.jpg
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Thu, 01 April 2021 6:27 PM
Dimensions
3876px x 2214px

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