This bunny had a BAD day ( Hawk whisperer strikes again)

[coastalconn]

Went to my normal spot and was feeling pretty discouraged. January has been a slow month for me. I saw a Hawk swoop down out of the corner of my eye. This is what I found. I have more on flickr here if you like the gore.. RT Hawk vs The Bunny - a set on Flickr If you go there, mark your favorites. I'm trying to figure out which shots everyone likes best!

1

Red Tail Hawk and bunny by krisinct, on Flickr

2

Red Tail Hawk Vs The Bunny 11 by krisinct, on Flickr

3

Red Tail Hawk Vs The Bunny 3 by krisinct, on Flickr

4 NO DOF at F6.3 and 9 feet

Red Tail Hawk Vs The Bunny 4 by krisinct, on Flickr

 

[shefjr]

Wow! Great set!
Two things here. How far away were you in these? Because, the last one looks like you were directly over the hawk.
I have seen several predator events(cats mostly though) and am always compelled to try saving the meal and or cheer for escape. I wonder how I would react seeing an event like what you captured here. Fish no big deal, but a rabbit, eh.... <more of a statement and my own thoughts here I guess>

 

[pab]

#3 is money. I really like how you captured his dinner on his face lol

 

[shefjr]

Never mind the question of how far away you were. I didn't notice that you put up how far away you were. Duh! :meh:

 

[EmmaBproductions]

Poor bunny!

But i really love the photos. Especially the one of the close-up of the birds face.
Really nice!

 

[Michael79]

The last one is my favorite, nice captures!

 

[Awiserbud]

Number 3 for me, fantastic shot. well done. (couldn't show the missus though, she would curse you for not helping that poor bunny )

 

[sm4him]

Okay, that's gross.
No, they're awesome.
No, gross.
Awesome.

Those are really awesome!! And kinda gross. :lmao:
I do feel for the poor little bunny, but hey, you take your place in the food chain and you live or die by it.

 

[TMichael]

Oh man,these are wild. 2 is great tells the whole story.

 

[flow]

#3 all they way. These kinds of things don't bother me, hawks gotta eat too.

 

[snowbear]

Beautiful. And grossly awesome or awesomely gross or . . . (thanks, Sharon!)

 

[coastalconn]

Lol, thanks everyone! It was way too late for the bunny anyways, even if it wasn't, I would not have intervened. It was so amazing to watch this hawk I actually had to zoom out to 200mm just to get the whole bird in the frame...

 

[Mully]

Great capture... Did the rabbit scream? That is a sound I never forgot

 

[matthewo]

nice, i guess when they get a meal that big you can get pretty close, cause they are not going to leave that meal...

i saw one the other day with a big snake, but only for a split second and couldnt track him down to get a photo

 

[baturn]

Great set. hard to pick a favorite . but i'm going with 4.