I'm a big fan of the predatory birds; something about their eyes. For the past couple of days, we've had a pair of Redtail hawks working the backyard for rodent snacks. It's more fun to have a pair because you get to hear their whistling calls back and forth. This morning the male (smaller) was up in our oak tree trying to scope out several grey squirrels who were scampering about:
I apologize for image sharpness, but this was my Tamron 200-500mm f 5-6.3 cranked all the way up and balanced off the back fence. While I was shooting, the hawk's mate started calling to him to alert me to my presence sixty yards away.
I apologize for image sharpness, but this was my Tamron 200-500mm f 5-6.3 cranked all the way up and balanced off the back fence. While I was shooting, the hawk's mate started calling to him to alert me to my presence sixty yards away.
