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October 19, 2007

Friday Feathers - Flubs

I spotted this Sharp-shinned Hawk while photographing seagulls this past weekend. It's rare for me to see hawks; the closest I got to one was while driving one day and a hawk flew past the front of the car.

This type of hawk is common to backyards and woodlands, often seen swooping in on birds visiting feeders. When I saw this one, it was high up in the air, flying in circles. I hoped it would fly closer and miraculously its circles were widening, providing me with ample opportunity to photograph it.

Unfortunately, the hawk didn't come as close as I would have liked, but I snapped away regardless of its distance from my lens.

When I reviewed the photos on my laptop, I had one of those damnit! moments, because the images were out of focus and had I used a more powerful lens, perhaps the shots would have been better. Then again, maybe not.

This was the third time I'd seen a hawk during the past two months. The first time I reacted too slowly with the camera and the images were blurred, the second time I was in a boat on a lake, pointing my camera toward a turkey vulture when a friend yelled out "Hawk!" I turned my camera and shot away, though the images also ended up blurred. I just have to keep practicing, and hope I'll have more opportunities to grab that single hawk image I'll be proud of!

Cindy

Comments

Brain matter deposited by: Mike Macgirvin on October 24, 2007 12:16 AM