Thanks to the P900....

[DP13Photo]

I was able to get my first shots of some hawks. These are from the Delevan National Wildlife Refuge in N. Calif. Thanks for looking.


I think this is a Red Tailed Hawk due to the red tail feathers not shown.


Anyone know this one?







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Dave

 

[peggy]

Not a hawk expert but these are beautiful images! Really love the first one.

 

[raceman61]

nice pics

me to thinks the first one is really good

 

[Augustin Man]

All three images are stunningly good, but the details in the first one are fantastic and at the telephoto end to boot! Besides, I know from personal experience how difficult is to shoot such raptors with a keen attention to everything and with telescopes as eyes

I'm sorry I can't answer your question.

Congratulations,

Augustin

 

[Rocca]

Excellent shots, I prefer the first one ;-) Zdenka

 

[Flindt59]

Excellent shots, KwhyChang - especially the first one. So nice and sharp on 357 mm. Did you use a tripod for them?

 

[MarioV]

Really nice shots, Dave.

I think the second one is a Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk.

 

[DP13Photo]

Really nice shots, Dave.

I think the second one is a Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk.

 

[KJaay]

Great captures of a hard to catch subject, nice work.

 

[DP13Photo]

Great captures of a hard to catch subject, nice work.

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KJ

You're so right they are hard to catch. I practically spent my whole weekend trying not to scare birds. And it's like a stampede once one hears you and takes to running top-of the-water flight.

I realized I don't even have any Camo clothes, which will be my next camera related purchase.

The P900 isn't very good at catching birds in flight, once I scared them away, but I tried anyway:




Not a great shot, but sometimes they glide slow enough to get some focus.



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Dave

 

[DP13Photo]

Excellent shots, KwhyChang - especially the first one. So nice and sharp on 357 mm. Did you use a tripod for them?

Thank you. No, all were handheld.