Hawks nesting 2: feeding the chicks

[zulu421]

Cute, but a little scary. Graphic chipmunk devouring shots withheld!

C&C always welcome thanks for looking

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice group of images.

WesternGuy

 

[Jeff1582 82]

Nice set of shots.....

 

[RVT1K]

What an amazing vantage point!

How far away were you and what reach were you using?

 

[K9Kirk]

Very nice pics! I'm amazed you climbed that high for the shots!

 

[zulu421]

Nice group of images.

WesternGuy

Thank you kindly

Nice set of shots.....

Thanks Jeff

What an amazing vantage point!

How far away were you and what reach were you using?

Thank you @RVT1K
These hawks built their nest in a tree right next to a busy road - directly across the street from my office. We have a boom lift at work I climb in and shoot from my side of the street from a height of 20 feet or so. I end up at a distance of about 75 feet away and I guess about 5 feet below the nest.
Shot with Tamron 150-600 G2 at 600mm on Nikon D800 Full Frame. These are pretty heavy crops, more than 50%. I'll try and post an un-cropped shot later for reference.

Very nice pics! I'm amazed you climbed that high for the shots!

Thanks K9!
Even though I had a lift and didn't climb, I'm a little amazed myself because I'm not very good with heights lol...

 

[Flying Panda]

Great capture.

 

[Jeff G]

Cool set!

 

[Winona]

Awesome shots! Must be very interesting to follow there growth.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

That's awesome to be able to see!

 

[RVT1K]

This is a very cool result of some innovative use of work equipment!
Your efforts have paid off.

 

[Photo Lady]

love seeing these photos.. wow i would be out there through my lunch time every day watching them grow....beautiful shots.. how seldom we get to see....... thank you.. and don't forget to show us the uncropped photos.. these are so clear you would never think you needed to crop so much.. good shots.

 

[black pepper]

i love these photos. this is definitely not something you get to see every day. great job capturing it.

 

[zulu421]

Great capture.

Much appreciated

Cool set!

Thank you Jeff!

Awesome shots! Must be very interesting to follow there growth.

Thank you. It's been fun watching them

That's awesome to be able to see!

agreed!

This is a very cool result of some innovative use of work equipment!
Your efforts have paid off.

Thanks for the compliment

love seeing these photos.. wow i would be out there through my lunch time every day watching them grow....beautiful shots.. how seldom we get to see....... thank you.. and don't forget to show us the uncropped photos.. these are so clear you would never think you needed to crop so much.. good shots.

Thank you!

i love these photos. this is definitely not something you get to see every day. great job capturing it.

Thanks very much!


Here's a couple un cropped

ISO 1000 f/8 1/2500 600mm

ISO 400 f/14 1/320 600mm