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13-Jul-2013 T.A.LeRoy

Eurasian Sparrow Hawk

Our Garden

Accipiter nisus/Sperber
Not really welcome, but still a beautiful bird.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/125s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Guest 20-Dec-2013 09:28
A wonderful capture, Tom. The intensity of their stare is dramatic.
We occasionally lose a pigeon when one of these drops by our garden.
Lennart Waara13-Dec-2013 14:55
Excellent focus, compo and a great photo!
Hennie & Lies Lammers07-Dec-2013 10:27
Superb detailed image Tom...V
Mohamed Mahmoud06-Dec-2013 10:34
Wawooo
Outstanding
Vote
Marco Valk06-Dec-2013 09:26
What a cool visitor! nice shot.
Buz Kiefer05-Dec-2013 16:09
Beautiful capture, Tom. Vote.
Carol Rollins04-Dec-2013 13:31
Outstanding capture Tom! He is beautiful. Reminds me of the Coopers and Sharp Shinned. ~
Pierre03-Dec-2013 23:47
Un très joli visiteur magnifiquement capté, les détails sont splendides! V
Ika Zinka Eferl03-Dec-2013 18:58
Excellent pose and light!V!
Irene Wehrli03-Dec-2013 14:13
Yes - you are right, he is beautiful. But look at those eyes...
Excellent capture, including the small birdie..
Irene
Zoltán Balogh03-Dec-2013 10:47
Wonderfully composed, very nice capture Tom! V
Carl H. Johnson03-Dec-2013 10:06
Great capture of him having a meal!!!~V~
Raymond Ma03-Dec-2013 07:32
Great catch of this ferocious hunter, I see it has dinner in its grasp. V
shatterbug03-Dec-2013 07:20
Terrific...love the way the light falls on him!
Dennis Hoyne03-Dec-2013 03:48
A very serious expression on his face! Would love to h ave these at my garden.
Gill Kopy03-Dec-2013 02:04
Looks like he's munching on another of your visitors :( What a great catch tho' V
Hank Vander Velde03-Dec-2013 01:44
A beautiful tack sharp image of this garden visitor Tom.
Jean D03-Dec-2013 00:14
Excellent capture. It's scary expression is definitely priceless. ~V
bill friedlander03-Dec-2013 00:10
Super pose, light, expression. and DOF! I wonder if he doesn't like what he is eating! V
janescottcumming02-Dec-2013 23:52
A great looking bird. Beautiful photo of him! V
Simon Chandler02-Dec-2013 23:38
Excellent work! Excellent capture of the intense expression of the subject. Beautiful lighting and background blur. v
Jean Chiasson02-Dec-2013 23:36
Great eyes portrait Tom big vote
Frank Brault02-Dec-2013 23:13
A superb portrait. The pose and expression are terrific and the light and colors are beautiful. V
woody3402-Dec-2013 22:54
A majestic looking bird, wonderful capture of him devouring hie prey, ...V
Carl Carbone02-Dec-2013 22:14
Great capture! Amazing clarity.
Mark Chambers ARPS AFIAP CPAGB BPE302-Dec-2013 21:36
A spot on capture. V
PauloCGama02-Dec-2013 21:10
Peter said it all. Powerful for sure. Love the dof.
Peter Sussex02-Dec-2013 20:46
Not only and outstanding capture, but you gave him a character, excellent work. V
Johnny JAG02-Dec-2013 20:26
Wonderful colours and details
MarcViskens02-Dec-2013 19:46
wow
excellent shot Tom
Jackdad02-Dec-2013 19:04
Dinner-time!
Gerard Koehl02-Dec-2013 19:03
Wow.. Fantastique. V
Margot W02-Dec-2013 18:56
Great vantage point for you to capture this amazing photo.
Paco López02-Dec-2013 17:47
Fantastic! V!
joseantonio02-Dec-2013 17:23
Gorgeous image. Love this...V.
Tom Munson02-Dec-2013 17:02
Terrific image, Tom.
danad02-Dec-2013 16:56
A superb capture. The eye of a killer ! V.
Blandine Mangin02-Dec-2013 16:43
superb capture ! v
Nestor Derkach02-Dec-2013 16:34
Nice light and perfect on the perch .
A image of cycle of life.
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Walter Otto Koenig02-Dec-2013 16:32
An impressive image Tom. Great details and lighting. "V"
Neil Marcus02-Dec-2013 16:05
This is an exceptional bird image. The quality and lighting are great."V"
globalgadabout02-Dec-2013 15:38
handsome yet fierce...excellent shot at a gritty moment.
Jim Coffman02-Dec-2013 14:18
This is superb,Tom! National Geographic quality!!
Raf02-Dec-2013 14:15
Exceelent pose and light. V
Kevin Warren02-Dec-2013 14:09
Wow, you got a great look at this sparrow hawk and captured the moment. Now hopefully it will move on from your garden - great shot!
LynnH02-Dec-2013 13:09
Beautiful bird!! But I understand why you don't want him feasting on your song birds. :) V
Raymond02-Dec-2013 13:07
Wow, that sure is a gorgeous shot
Colin Storey02-Dec-2013 11:06
Very beautiful bird and a superb image of it. v
René Gysi02-Dec-2013 11:05
Great details and colors. Superb picture with wonderful lighting. V
Yvonne02-Dec-2013 10:43
Certainly is a good looking bird... I guess they have to eat too eh. v
Helen Betts02-Dec-2013 10:14
The light and shadows are excellent with the pattern on the bird's breast. The pose and expression are super as well. V.
Stephanie02-Dec-2013 09:53
Oh my goodness! This is an excellent capture Tom! V
I see that this hawk has its meal too...
Kim02-Dec-2013 09:47
Fantastic capture Tom, wonderful pose and details! V
Range View 02-Dec-2013 09:46
Brilliant capture, especially in you garden Tom. V.
David.
John Armstrong02-Dec-2013 09:30
Excellent! V
Isabel Cutler02-Dec-2013 09:30
What an exciting discovery - hope you didn't witness it eating!
Mike H.02-Dec-2013 08:53
Outstanding detail, Tom -- well caught!
Looks like it harvested a smaller bird..
chris morton02-Dec-2013 08:52
what a wonderful visitor to have, though not such good news for the other birds
John Reynolds LRPS02-Dec-2013 08:17
Very well captured, Tom. V.
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