Hawk in a tree on a cold morning

I drove some of the rural roads this morning in my area. It was a chilly 3F but no wind. I saw this one in a tree soaking up some sun. The first shot was with the 500mmf4L IS. My settings were: f9 @ 1/500 ISO 250. Subject distance was 79.9meters. The second shot was the 500mm w/a 1.4 extender. I used f9@ 1/500 ISO 250. Subject distance was the same. Both images were cropped at 100%. I did not apply any post processing except the crop and save for web in CS4. I know that the first shot is a little soft but I like the second one. I stayed in my car with the engine off and he didn't get spooked until a snowplow went past.

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Ed
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Thanks, Tom the Peregrineflier Lyle Washington
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peregrineflier wrote in post #11585173
Good lookin Red tail, nice shots!

Thank you! I admire your work and I appreciate the comment.
Ed

Ed
GEAR40D, 1D MKIV, 24-70 f2.8L, 70-200 f2.8L, 500 f4.0L, Canon 1.4 teleconverter, 580 EXII Speedlite, Gitzo GT 3530LS, Wimberly WH-200, 190X PROB Manfrotto tripod and a bunch of other stuff
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Sgt.Ed wrote in post #11585182
Thank you! I admire your work and I appreciate the comment.
Ed

Well thank you!

Thanks, Tom the Peregrineflier Lyle Washington
Canon 1D mk3, Canon 100-400 L, Canon 300mm f/4L IS
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