Chilling with my favorite hawk again

[coastalconn]

It's hard to pass up such a beauty.. I visited him a few times today, and he visited me once. He takes off with no warning so I am having a hard time catching him in flight because I'm always so close, lol.. I even took my Tamron 180 Macro lens out just to see.. comments welcome

1 Macro lens 1
Macro George by krisinct- Thanks for 1 Million + views!, on Flickr

2 Macro lens 2
Macro George by krisinct- Thanks for 1 Million + views!, on Flickr

3 Light was a touch harsh, but I remembered to turn my camera sideways, lol..
The Pose 2 6/16 by krisinct- Thanks for 1 Million + views!, on Flickr

4
The Pose 6/16 by krisinct- Thanks for 1 Million + views!, on Flickr

5 This is what I mean.. He jumped out of his tree and grabbed a frog at the exact same time I looked to my right and looked at an incoming Osprey, but I was too slow to react and he took off in the other direction.. Oh well, I will just keep trying..
FAILED....
I missed Still thought it was cool by krisinct- Thanks for 1 Million + views!, on Flickr

 

[baturn]

He is a beautiful bird. Great shots!

 

[Ulriksen]

Lovely bird, I especially fancy the second photo

 

[IzzieK]

He is such a beautiful bird...and I love the way you take shots of him as he visits you...be careful, he is eyeing your camera and wondering...wondering....wondering...what the heck is that thing?! :mrgreen:

 

[sscarmack]

That Tamron is some lens!!!


Awesome shooting!

 

[Radical]

Kris you set the standard for sure.

 

[coastalconn]

Thanks everyone! I thought the comparison of the macro lens to the big Tamron was interesting. It is pretty close in sharpness especially under 400mm. Obviously I wouldn't go birding with the macro lens, lol since 180mm is a little limiting, but it was a fun test...

 

[mishele]

In #2 he looks like he has some swag...lol
Nice shooting as always!