Friday, February 5, 2016

Skywatch Friday

Sitting on the top of a 200 foot Ponderosa Pine on a windy and cold January day in the San Bernardino mountains, 
this Red Tailed Hawk was carefully watching the land below. 
These photos aren't the best, 
But I was pretty far away, and I didn't use a tripod.  I guess I'm always too afraid the bird is going to fly away before I can take a photo.
This is where the photos were taken from and the red dot marks the tree she was sitting in.

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3 comments:

  1. Laura MorriganFebruary 5, 2016 at 4:40 PM

    That's a great shot, a lot better than the pictures my camera phone can take from a metre away ha ha!

    Ah, the beauty of nature!

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  2. September VioletsFebruary 6, 2016 at 4:45 AM

    I'm surprised you even saw the hawk in the first place! Love the photo though, that blue wintry sky and the craggy branches :)
    I like to steady my zoom lens on something (fence post) for a really clear shot, but I don't usually carry the tripod with me. I saw a woman in the woods sitting on a bench taking photos of birds. Her lens must have been over a foot long, and she didn't have it on a tripod. I can't imagine her hand was steady enough to get a good shot.
    Wendy

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  3. VickiFebruary 8, 2016 at 4:11 AM

    Wow! That's some lens you've got there, Victoria! Nice photo.
    I thought it was a Peregrine at first glance.

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