Red Shouldered Hawk

[David Hemmings]

From a recent trip to Joe Overstreet, one of my in flight nemesis species from that trip.

Canon 1D MK 111 / 500 f4 / 1/2000th @ f5.6 ISO 400 / handheld
http://avianart.smugmug.com/photos/224560056-O.jpg

[Lance Warley]

Stunning. I like it because it show the colors on the top of one wing and the bottom of the other.

When I first looked at it, I thought it has the slightest color cast or haze, and I mean slightest, but this could just be my monitor.

[Fabs Forns]

Hey David,

Nice capture! I know they can be hard to get ;)

Just to push you around a bit, my nit is the tip of the bill merging into a similar color in the wing, although I like his left wing frames the head.

Where's Jennifer's Puffin? :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details and light. The edges of the wing feathers look a bit odd on my monitor, maybe related to the magic wand tool?

[D. Robert Franz]

Great subject and light. Agree with Fabs on the beak but its a minor nit. Congrats on this one....

[Len Maltese]

Minor nit already mentioned, but the detail is great.

[Glenn Bartley]

I know how bad you wanted these guys. This is sweeeeeeet!

[Kaushik Balakumar]

wow, sharp & very well exposed ...
rgds,
Kaushik

[Jim Neiger]

Nice one Dave. Perhaps a bit too much sharpening around the face area.

[Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa]

Stunning is the first thing I thought too, Lance! Great capture of this thunderbird baby :)

[Alfred Forns]

One Sweet image David !!!!!!!! Glad you got him !!!!! Big Congrats !!!

[Hillebrand Breuker]

Excellent image. No nits from me.

[Jody Melanson]

Beauties buddy! Very sharp! I see a little halo around his talons.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Excellent image. No issues that I can see. I'd be happy with one half as good.