Shots from this week (8)

[guitarman3]

Spent a day at the wetlands and wanted to share some of my shots. Had a rare sunny day here in the Pacific NW. Thanks for looking and hope you see something you like. C&C always welcome.



Right before this shot, this Rough-legged Hawk swallowed a vole whole. My first shot of this species (assuming I've ID'd correctly!)
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0934.jpg


GBH
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0915.jpg



Golden-crowned Sparrow.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0550.jpg

Red-tailed Hawk looking for lunch.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0762.jpg

Great Egret
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0591.jpg

European Starling guarding his territory. Flash used here.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0572.jpg

Red-tailed Hawk.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0541.jpg

Red-winged Blackbird hanging out.
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t207/guitarman3_2007/22oct2007/_MG_0499.jpg

[hTr]

Interesting Angles Dennis, Creative presentations. They all look good If asked I would say the RWBB in my Fav.

[busbyea]

Nice series Dennis;

Rough-legged is a correct ID; And I too like your RWBB best.

[Gary Fairhead]

Nice pose and gradient like BG in the RWBB shot and I especially like the Rough Legged hawk image. I also like the Golden Crowned Sparrow and had not seen one on this site for some time now. Nice series!

[downywp]

Very nice set of shots, especially the RWBB! I know what you mean about the "rare" sunny day in the PNW.;) ...btw, I think your id is correct, that is indeed a Rough-legged Hawk and that's a great shot, I've never gotten anywhere near that close to this skittish bird.:)

[IraRunyan]

I really like the GBH shot. Great contrast with the BG and very sharp.

[canonloader]

Wow Dennis. So this is what you've been doing. Very nice shots all of them. I like the Sparrow, never having seen one of these, but they are all excellent. The egret shot especially, for the reflection.

[guitarman3]

Interesting Angles Dennis, Creative presentations. They all look good If asked I would say the RWBB in my Fav.

Thanks Gary for looking and commenting. The RWBB was the first shot of the day with the best morning light. He didn't show me much of his red wing but I was happy with it anyway.

[guitarman3]

Nice series Dennis;

Rough-legged is a correct ID; And I too like your RWBB best.

Thanks Ted, for looking and commenting.

[guitarman3]

Nice pose and gradient like BG in the RWBB shot and I especially like the Rough Legged hawk image. I also like the Golden Crowned Sparrow and had not seen one on this site for some time now. Nice series!


Gary F, thanks, too for your comments. The hawk was quite a distance away and this is a heavy crop but I was happy especially beings it was my first encounter. Always appreciate your comments!

[guitarman3]

Very nice set of shots, especially the RWBB! I know what you mean about the "rare" sunny day in the PNW.;) ...btw, I think your id is correct, that is indeed a Rough-legged Hawk and that's a great shot, I've never gotten anywhere near that close to this skittish bird.:)

Thank you downywp! I have some shots of the hawk catching and eating a vole but because of my distance from him (and probably a little camera shake!) they weren't as clear as I had hoped they would be. The one I posted was border line but I liked the wing position.

[guitarman3]

I really like the GBH shot. Great contrast with the BG and very sharp.

Thank you Ira for looking and commenting. The GBH was practically a full frame shot--I was that close.

[guitarman3]

Wow Dennis. So this is what you've been doing. Very nice shots all of them. I like the Sparrow, never having seen one of these, but they are all excellent. The egret shot especially, for the reflection.

Mitch, I really appreciate the kudos on the shots and I'm glad you liked them. I was pretty happy with the egret but was disappointed with the partially washed out reflection. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

[Reyno]

Very nice series of well captured images indeed Dennis.

[guitarman3]

Thank you Reyno for your comments and for taking the time to look.

[Sindri Skulason]

Excellent series. The shots of the Red-winged Blackbird and GBH are my favorites followed closely by the shot of the Rough-legged Hawk. :-)

[plsurfer]

WOW all are good, the first one is sweet though

[guitarman3]

Hey thanks Sindri and Blake for checking out my pictures and commenting. Appreciate your input greatly.

[EdV]

Nice series, Dennis. I don't know why but I am partial to the Sparrow. The RWBB is very nice as well.

[Alex Paul]

Wonderful images Dennis :) :)

[guitarman3]

Ed, thank you for your kind comments. I, too, ended up liking the sparrow shot. I would have liked to have seen the bird a little lighter but against the already bright background, I didn't want to push it further.

[guitarman3]

Alex, always good to hear from you! Thanks very much for looking.