Raptors in Focus

Ugh... I am SO back logged in processing my pictures. In May of 2021, I purchased a ticket to go to the Schlitz Audubon raptor awareness and fundraiser. It was open to the public but it was meant for photographers. There was actually a contest for a calendar entry but obviously, I didn't get my stuff processed in time to be in a 2022 calendar... Because it's in a wooded area, it was nice to see some local wildlife as well. The only drawback, IMO, was they held it during a time where there was only hard light and, for obvious reasons, you couldn't use a flash. The day had some clouds so there were some lucky breaks. It was hard pairing down several hundred to the top 25 I posted to Flickr. Here are a few...

Thanks!

Otis

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Beautiful shots!

Thanks a bunch!

Northern New Jersey

NJPDDC wrote in post #19338279
Northern New Jersey

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Good lookin' Red Tailed Hawk...

very nice photography.

tonysrilanka1827 wrote in post #19344291
very nice photography.

Cheers... I appreciate it even though a blind squirrel eventually will find a nut...