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Aug 12, 2015 14:09 |  #1

I found a Sparrow Hawk nest a couple of weeks ago (not too difficult task as the youngsters are constantly screaming their heads off :-) ). They hang about in very dense woods though, so it is still hard to spot them. I cought one today working on a small bird prey:

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...and then it was dive-bombed by this other hawk. Sadly, that's how it turned out due to the low shutter speed:

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Aug 13, 2015 00:15 |  #2

Beautiful series! I like the expression in the last shot. To me the blur helps to illustrate the intensity of the situation!


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Aug 13, 2015 05:13 |  #3

Well captured.


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Aug 13, 2015 17:45 |  #4

Thanks for looking and for your comments.




  
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Aug 14, 2015 12:39 |  #5

Wonderful captures.


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Aug 14, 2015 14:23 |  #6

Beautiful shots.




  
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