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06-Jul-2018

Trying to Beat the Heat

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for San Diego County and everyone was trying to find a place to cool off. For this gorgeous hawk it was a refreshing bath in the lily pond at the San Diego Botanic Garden.

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Nikon D500
1/500s f/8.0 at 420.0mm iso800 full exif

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Julie Oldfield10-Jul-2018 03:16
Absolutely outstanding detail. V
lucanton09-Jul-2018 11:26
magnifique photo, un beau plumage bien détaillé! V
Pierre08-Jul-2018 19:10
Une magnifique observation et une très belle photo! V
Ton T.08-Jul-2018 19:03
A very inventive hawk Nick! Great image, love teh water lilies on the foreground V
Tom LeRoy08-Jul-2018 06:48
Amazing capture, the hawk has the right idea ! V
Charlene Ambrose08-Jul-2018 06:37
A beautiful capture and so colorful! V
Fong Lam08-Jul-2018 02:50
Lovely details, colors and pose...a fabulous timely capture..V
LynnH08-Jul-2018 02:20
A good catch, Nick! V
Stephanie08-Jul-2018 00:56
This is a gorgeous portrait of the hawk! V
Dennis Hoyne07-Jul-2018 23:45
You seized a great opportunity withe beautiful results! A one of a kind image. V
MarcViskens07-Jul-2018 16:45
very nice
joseantonio07-Jul-2018 15:32
incredible capture.Well done.V.
Blandine Mangin07-Jul-2018 14:56
superb capture ! v
Marcia Rules07-Jul-2018 14:16
Great image, like Neil stated. Can I ask what is a heat advisory in SD? I'll give ya 115 anyday! VV
Helen Betts07-Jul-2018 13:56
You caught a great pose and excellent detail, and I love those colorful flowers in the foreground, so unusual to see with a hawk.
Jeff Real07-Jul-2018 13:53
Wow!
This is just incredible. I love the color and detail
V
globalgadabout07-Jul-2018 13:25
easy to empathize with the hot hawk and its solution to conditions...super shot..
Neil Marcus07-Jul-2018 13:21
This the unique catch of this genre. Nick "Big vote"
janescottcumming07-Jul-2018 13:21
Beautiful, you were in the right place at the right time. V
Jim Coffman07-Jul-2018 13:17
Wow, very nice, Nick!!
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