I never went bird shooting before. I learned that shooting birds in a tree is not that hard. Catching the mallards as they fly up the river at probably close to 50 MPH is going to take some practice.
At/Near 1000 Islands Nature Center.
1/26/13
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I’ve been wanting to shoot a hawk for some time now, and so when I found this guy (or gal) sitting up in the oak tree in Kelli’s back yard just watching Kelli’s neighbor shovel snow, I went for it. I didn’t take long for him to spy my bright orange jacket though and he flew off before I was ready. (Note to self: get camera ready in the house.) I followed him around the neighborhood for a few minutes as he (or she) flew from tree to tree.
Unfortunately I had the 1.4 teleconverter on which doesn’t focus very fast. But I was surprised to see any really turned out since I was manually focusing in the below zero temperature. Most taken at about 560mm and are heavily cropped.
January 18, 2012
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