DavidTriplett Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Here's another Red-tailed Hawk from my North Dakota trip. This is just further proof that "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." A pair of sparrows were attacking this momma hawk in her own neighborhood (the nest with babies was right there). No obvious reason for it, since she had obviously been there from the beginning of nesting season. The sparrows finally relented, but only after the hawk had taken a very protective perch within the tree's branches. Just another day on Wild Kingdom. Technical issues: I was shooting RAW with my D7100 and 70-300 zoom, ISO 640, 1/3200 second, f/11, trying to stay in focus and freeze the very fast action. I had to use a lot of Noise Reduction slider, and crop heavily to get this framing. Any suggestions (other than I should have used my D810 and 150-600mm lens, duh!) will be appreciated. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andy_szeto Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Mid-air collision. A Laughing Gull and Double-crested Cormorant trying to land on the same spot. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sallymack Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Here's another Red-tailed Hawk from my North Dakota trip. This is just further proof that "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." A pair of sparrows were attacking this momma hawk in her own neighborhood (the nest with babies was right there). No obvious reason for it, since she had obviously been there from the beginning of nesting season. The sparrows finally relented, but only after the hawk had taken a very protective perch within the tree's branches. Just another day on Wild Kingdom. [ATTACH=full]1258731[/ATTACH] Technical issues: I was shooting RAW with my D7100 and 70-300 zoom, ISO 640, 1/3200 second, f/11, trying to stay in focus and freeze the very fast action. I had to use a lot of Noise Reduction slider, and crop heavily to get this framing. Any suggestions (other than I should have used my D810 and 150-600mm lens, duh!) will be appreciated. Is 1/3200 necessary? Could you have lowered that a bit (say, 1/2000) and increase f/stop accordingly? As for the sparrows, as a friend says, nobody likes a predator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnelson Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Seems to be a day for the birds. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTriplett Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Is 1/3200 necessary? No, not really, but I was shooting in Aperture Priority mode, and that is what it used on that particular exposure. Generally I was looking for about 1/1000-1/2000 second, but the shutter speed varied depending on where in the sky I pointed at any given moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tcyin Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Great blue heron with lunch by Tom Yin, on Flickr 1 www.neurotraveler.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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