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22-Jul 2011 Tom

Sparrowhawk, adult male (Accipiter nisus)

our Garden

not a welcome visitor
and unfortunate that he got one of the young birds
(Thank you Esa for your help in identifying)

Olympus E-P2 ,Minolta 500mm f/8 Rokkor-X Reflex
1/125s f/8.0 iso250 crop factor x 2 = 1000mm on 35mm Full Frame full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Aivar Mikko27-Dec-2013 15:54
Excellent catch!
Peterfree06-Dec-2013 13:15
WHAT a beautiful and dynamic capture Tom. Great catch! V
Jean D12-Aug-2013 19:30
Excellent capture of this bird of prey, Tom. ~V
Art Wittingen04-Oct-2011 19:48
You lucky man ! So near in your own garden, I am jalous
John Reynolds LRPS31-Aug-2011 21:45
Excellent capture - great detail. V.
Guest 11-Aug-2011 22:56
Good timing, you got really close.
Giancarlo Guzzardi09-Aug-2011 09:28
superb bird and capture
Guest 09-Aug-2011 04:18
nice meeting and capture off a moment in nature!
greets martijn
Lee G08-Aug-2011 18:32
Fantastic close up view of the hunter taking his easy pickings.
~V~
Marcia Colelli08-Aug-2011 01:49
Wonderful sharp details and so sad about the young bird V
Hans Koot07-Aug-2011 20:54
you made beautiful photo nevertheless, a welcome bird to photograph!
marie-jose wolff07-Aug-2011 20:46
great shot of this hawk! V
Konrad Busslinger07-Aug-2011 08:37
Amazing this capture in your garden.
Buba Jafarli07-Aug-2011 08:04
Wow! What a shot! Impeccable! V.
Patricia Kay07-Aug-2011 07:32
Excellent image Tom...BV
Sam Rua07-Aug-2011 03:20
Even though they do prey on other visitors I always welcome the opportunity to see a raptor come into the yard. This is a nice capture, Tom.
an nguyen07-Aug-2011 03:18
Poor little bird :(
Gill Kopy07-Aug-2011 02:56
Great catch ! Hawks have to eat too !! V
Wenche Aune06-Aug-2011 21:48
Excellent capture. V
Neil Marcus06-Aug-2011 16:50
A graphic photo. An an amazing capture...you and the bird.
Guest 06-Aug-2011 14:35
Stunning catch. Wonderful image.
Range View 06-Aug-2011 12:08
Amazing to get this capture in your garden, excellent image Tom. V.
David.
Raymond06-Aug-2011 10:34
An outstanding catch Tom, great shot.
Lennart Waara06-Aug-2011 10:05
Excellent use of this moment and a great catch by both of you! It is great to see these fine garden hunters with a prey! Good work Tom! V
Zoltán Balogh06-Aug-2011 06:46
Great capture Tom! V
shatterbug06-Aug-2011 06:44
Terrific capture!
Liz Bickel06-Aug-2011 06:43
Outstanding shot! Fantastic look at raw nature at work. Sad thing to have happen to one of the song birds in your garden.
Carl Carbone06-Aug-2011 03:09
Excellent capture, Tom! Good for you to have that camera ready! V
Sam_C06-Aug-2011 02:54
Wow, that's a great catch and quite a visitor! V++
Simon Chandler06-Aug-2011 02:50
Excellent capture. Sharp and spirited. v
janescottcumming06-Aug-2011 01:16
A sad fact of life but you did an amazing job in capturing this. V
Ted Aanensen05-Aug-2011 21:09
wonderful capture of real life, well done Tom V
Jackdad05-Aug-2011 20:19
the food chain at work!
Colin Storey05-Aug-2011 20:17
Thats nature for you, superb catch though. v
Pete Hemington05-Aug-2011 19:42
A very good close up, but hope it find hunting grounds elsewhere for you
Walter Otto Koenig05-Aug-2011 18:35
Amazing find and a great shot. "V"
Ceya05-Aug-2011 18:34
Excellent shot of this handsome but cruel sparrowhawk..V
bill friedlander05-Aug-2011 17:55
Great capture of nature in action. We don't see how the stuff we eat is dealt with. V
Frank Brault05-Aug-2011 17:54
Underfoot. Sad, but that is nature. A fantastic catch. V
Linda & Pär Johansson05-Aug-2011 17:42
Nature is cruel! Great catch! V
Apostolos Tikopoulos05-Aug-2011 17:40
Excellent and dynamic composition. v.
Tom Munson05-Aug-2011 17:27
Beautiful close-up, Great work!
christopheru05-Aug-2011 16:47
I like to tease my father-in-law about the hawk feeders in his back yard ... Great capture.
marko gregoric05-Aug-2011 15:09
Great catch. V
Irene Wehrli05-Aug-2011 15:01
He looks quite dangerous Tom, what a bird in your garden! Stunning capture!
Irene
Nestor Derkach05-Aug-2011 13:14
Nice capture of this Sparrow Hawk.
One of the smaller hawk and very beautiful.
Vote
Jim Coffman05-Aug-2011 12:01
Great capture,Tom! I am surprised you could get so close! V
Stephanie05-Aug-2011 11:17
Wow!!! Amazing capture for you both! (I hate to see the hawks grab our little birds at our feeders too....). V
norbi05-Aug-2011 10:30
That's life, You had the luck to capture it. v. norbi
Bill Miller05-Aug-2011 08:49
Nature, red in tooth and claw.
Esa Ervasti05-Aug-2011 08:39
Great catch from your point of view too.
joseantonio05-Aug-2011 07:53
Great shot of this beautiful visitor
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