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A friend of mine here in Idaho is a licensed falconer and he called me one day and asked if I wanted to see his latest project. It was a gorgeous Ferruginous Hawk. It has a wing spread of about 5 feet. He released it into the wild the following day.

**Kiddo70** · 05-14-2023, 01:04 PM

Beautiful image.

C_Jones · 05-14-2023, 03:13 PM

Nice shot. Nice detail.

**bspn** · 05-14-2023, 04:59 PM

Originally posted by Dewman

A friend of mine here in Idaho is a licensed falconer and he called me one day and asked if I wanted to see his latest project. It was a gorgeous Ferruginous Hawk. It has a wing spread of about 5 feet. He released it into the wild the following day.

Given my location east of the Mississippi by a fair amount, and north of the 45th parallel, I feel extremely fortunate to have seen one of these in hawks flight a few years back. Nice image of a good looking bird.

**eaglem** · 05-14-2023, 05:50 PM

Good eye contact in this shot, well done.

Dewman · 05-14-2023, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by eaglem

Good eye contact in this shot, well done.

Thanks, Eaglem. The bird was keeping an eye on me, so keeping "eye contact" was no issue. This was one of my first outings with the "new to me" DA 18-135mm lens. I was very impressed with it's sharpness. And, the K-50 did a good job of reading the in-the-shade exposure.

**ToddK** · 05-15-2023, 05:28 AM

Excellent close up of a beautiful hawk. They have such intense looking eyes.

**Sailor** · 05-15-2023, 06:23 AM

What a wonderful shot! A real pleasure to see on this dreary Monday morning!

Jer

**MikeNArk** · 05-15-2023, 05:58 PM

That is a great closeup. It was very nice of your friend to provide you the opportunity to see and photograph this beautiful hawk. Nice shooting.

Dewman · 05-16-2023, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by MikeNArk

That is a great closeup. It was very nice of your friend to provide you the opportunity to see and photograph this beautiful hawk. Nice shooting.

Thanks for the kind words, Mike. My friend has a pet barn owl named Angus. He found him out in the desert, with an injured wing. The vet had to amputate the wing, and Dave kept Angus as a pet. Now, Angus has his own, very large aviary. I'll post some photos of him at a later time.

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Kiddo70 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,423	Beautiful image.

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C_Jones Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,086	Nice shot. Nice detail.

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bspn Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Northern MI Posts: 663	Originally posted by Dewman A friend of mine here in Idaho is a licensed falconer and he called me one day and asked if I wanted to see his latest project. It was a gorgeous Ferruginous Hawk. It has a wing spread of about 5 feet. He released it into the wild the following day. Given my location east of the Mississippi by a fair amount, and north of the 45th parallel, I feel extremely fortunate to have seen one of these in hawks flight a few years back. Nice image of a good looking bird.

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eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,166	Good eye contact in this shot, well done.

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Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem Good eye contact in this shot, well done. Thanks, Eaglem. The bird was keeping an eye on me, so keeping "eye contact" was no issue. This was one of my first outings with the "new to me" DA 18-135mm lens. I was very impressed with it's sharpness. And, the K-50 did a good job of reading the in-the-shade exposure.

05-15-2023, 05:28 AM	#7
ToddK Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,566	Excellent close up of a beautiful hawk. They have such intense looking eyes.

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Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	What a wonderful shot! A real pleasure to see on this dreary Monday morning! Jer

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MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,261	That is a great closeup. It was very nice of your friend to provide you the opportunity to see and photograph this beautiful hawk. Nice shooting.

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Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by MikeNArk That is a great closeup. It was very nice of your friend to provide you the opportunity to see and photograph this beautiful hawk. Nice shooting. Thanks for the kind words, Mike. My friend has a pet barn owl named Angus. He found him out in the desert, with an injured wing. The vet had to amputate the wing, and Dave kept Angus as a pet. Now, Angus has his own, very large aviary. I'll post some photos of him at a later time.

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