Broad-Winged Hawk

[Ilah]

We spent the weekend in Maine and saw this Broad-winged hawk first sitting on a street sign then moved off to a branch just about 20 feet from us.

http://www.hali.org/CanonStuff/2006_07_16_BroadWingedHawk2Frm.jpg

http://www.hali.org/CanonStuff/2006_07_16_BroadWingedHawkfrm.jpg

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent shots of this beautiful raptor. :-)

[Anthony J Howe]

Very good shots of a magnificent bird Hali. Good colours and detail in your shots, well done.

[sugarzebra]

Very nice shots Hali....I didnt realize a hawk would come so close to people. Thanks for posting.

[bromm]

great photo, gotta love birds of prey.

[Ilah]

Thanks for looking and commenting Tony, Sindri, Scott and Trevor. I was amazed at how close we were able to get to it. I've got to get to the picture of it on the road sign where I first saw it. Hopefully tomorrow.

[dancinec]

Great capture Hali, especially on that first shot.

[Ilah]

Thanks Dennis!

[Reigh Higgins]

Great shot,the eye in the first one is terrific. Thanks for sharing.

[tupe]

Beautiful captures, Hali. I hadn't heard of this hawk before. Are these crops or full frame?

[Ilah]

Thanks for looking Reigh and Joe. The pictures are crops, I wish I could have gotten close enough for full frame.

[tupe]

...The pictures are crops, I wish I could have gotten close enough for full frame.I was wondering if the original would allow for a useable horizontal crop, to give the subject a little more space.

[samisbuff]

Nice shots, I love the big powerful birds. Keep up the good work!

[Ilah]

Thanks Samisbuff, I'll try to do that, I love the raptors. Joe...here's the shot done more horizontally, it's almost full frame:

http://www.hali.org/CanonStuff/2006_07_16_Hawk3frm.jpg

[tupe]

Thanks. That looks much better to me.

[Gary Fairhead]

Very nicely done and I like the portraits but I do prefer the crop ...especially for that pose.

[Ilah]

Thanks for the critique and the comments. You were definitely right Joe, the horizontal crop is much better.