Not safe for duck lovers (NSFDL)

[coastalconn]

In continuing Bill's theme of being really close to red tails, I had quite the morning. Turns out George is actually a she as she has a new friend that is a bit smaller and presumably a male. They were hunting together and I even possibly saw the nest. All shot with the D7100 and 300 F4.. Thanks for looking and comments welcome..

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George 4_16 1 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 3 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

3 George's husband in action..
George 4_16 5 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 9 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 8 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 6 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 12 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 7 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

 

[weepete]

Very nice mate, my favorites are 1 and 6 from this set.

 

[John Hunt]

always like to see the raptors in action.

 

[annamaria]

Nice set my fav are one, four and six. Just out of curiosity were these cropped? How far were you from the raptors?

 

[petrochemist]

Number 6 is brilliant, but none of the others show at work. I wonder who in our IT department is the duck lover!

 

[coastalconn]

Very nice mate, my favorites are 1 and 6 from this set.

always like to see the raptors in action.

Number 6 is brilliant, but none of the others show at work. I wonder who in our IT department is the duck lover!

Thank you all! LOL #6 is the goriest of the set. I kept most of them pretty tame

Nice set my fav are one, four and six. Just out of curiosity were these cropped? How far were you from the raptors?

At one point about 7 feet according to the distance scale on the lens. They are not cropped much.. This one is not cropped at all to give you an idea...
George 4_16 11 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

 

[BillM]

Beautiful set Kris, love the in flight shots

 

[baturn]

just the usual awesomeness from Kris. Too difficult to pick a favorite. Oh, alright. #3

 

[annamaria]

Very nice mate, my favorites are 1 and 6 from this set.

always like to see the raptors in action.

Number 6 is brilliant, but none of the others show at work. I wonder who in our IT department is the duck lover!

Thank you all! LOL #6 is the goriest of the set. I kept most of them pretty tame

Nice set my fav are one, four and six. Just out of curiosity were these cropped? How far were you from the raptors?

At one point about 7 feet according to the distance scale on the lens. They are not cropped much.. This one is not cropped at all to give you an idea...
George 4_16 11 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

Thanks Kris I appreciate your response.
As always wonderful shots!! Wish I could get that close with my 55-300.

 

[coastalconn]

Thanks again everyone! I finally finished processing the images. Here's 3 more showing the carnage...
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George 4_16 17 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 19 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

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George 4_16 18 by krisinct- Thanks for 5 Million views as of Jan 12, on Flickr

 

[weepete]

That's a mean look in 10! Very nice