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26-MAY-2006 Kai S

Red-Tailed Hawks

Hemet CA

The only angle on this nest was from 100 yards away because the nest was so far up the tree - there are two more young hawks behind the clump of leaves. It must be a real chore catching rabbits for four hungry hawks - I've never seen that many in one nest before. Tried out my "Better Beamer" flash extender to see if I could throw just a little light up there. As dark as it was in the over-cast sky, I think it just made the image acceptable. Mom & Dad were circling the field behind me as I took this.

Nikon D2h ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/250s f/9.0 at 400.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 27-May-2006 02:54
Wonderful job.