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Coopers Hawk - thru' double panes of window

 
Coopers Hawk - thru' double panes of window - copyright owned by alandrapal

Coopers Hawk - thru' double panes of window

captured thu' double panes of window glass, this Coopers Hawk has been visiting our front patio again lately. It was quite close to the window when I captured this image, from inside the house. Couldn't open the window as it would have flown away as soon as it saw me.


Created by: Alandrapal.
Tools Used: Canon EOS, 100-400 L lens
Created on: 20 September 2008 
Image Views: 19
Average Views per Day: 0.3
Image Number: 51737

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Alandrapal from Canada on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:32 PM said:  

hi again, Steve, - should have been more specific & should've said that the wings of the hawk are what the auto focus chose to concentrate on, being closer than the hawk's head (rather than "body")

Alandrapal from Canada on Sep 22, 2008 at 9:30 PM said:  

Hi again, Steve. I have the camera set on "sports" setting for fast action for the birds, and it's on partial auto setting. My thought on the fuzzy head is that the camera was auto-focussing on the body of the bird, due to it being slightly closer, so that may be why the head isn't sharper. Not sure tho'. Am planning, if the hawk lands there again, to try manual focus, - altho that hasn't worked too well with some hummingbird shots I tried to get, -- or I might try this same setup that I used for these shots, and focus on it's head. But then it's feet or body might be fuzzy :)

It would be amazing if I happened to sit there when it nabs a squirrel or songbird, - but I'd probably react spontaneously and yell or do something to scare the hawk off, - but who knows.

Sgbrown from UK on Sep 22, 2008 at 4:20 PM said:  

Would be amazing to capture him in the act of nabbing a squirrel! It's a slight pity that the head is a little fuzzy - do you think this is the bird moving, or is it that the depth of focus is so small that when the feet are in focus, the head isn't? Did you use auto-focus or manual?

Alandrapal from Canada on Sep 22, 2008 at 4:03 PM said:  

squirrels and songbirds, Steve, and thanks for the nice comment. He sat there for quite awhile, so I was able to capture lots of images. Unfortunately they're all a bit hazy around the head area. But anyway, thought it was pretty unusual to be able to get photos of a hawk in the wild, at as close range as this one was, so had to take a chance on it.

Thankyou also, Beverly and Karen for your nice comments. These Coopers hawks visit our property all winter, and sometimes we also get the red tailed hawks, but not as often. They remain in the nearby farmlands mostly.

Sgbrown from UK on Sep 22, 2008 at 3:25 PM said:  

In the circumstances this is a superb capture. What is a hawk expecting to catch on your patio?!

Karenmoen from United States of America on Sep 22, 2008 at 8:05 AM said:  

Love how you managed to captures this image. It is a beautiful bird but probably bad news for your regular visitors. A red tail hawk visited our patio a couple of times but I went out and scared it off. I don't want it hunting near the bird feeders!

Talsi from USA on Sep 22, 2008 at 7:08 AM said:  

Nice shot for through a double pane window.


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