Rough-legged Hawk ?

[Alfred Forns]

Not sure about the ID for this one but I think its a Rough-legged Hawk, image from my trip to Cody Wy last Jan. Difficult to approached but lucked out when he settled on the ground and was able to crawl up to him !!

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Canon 1DMk3
500 f4.0 IS
f 8.0 1/2500 sec
ISO 400
propped on a log

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent pose , nice habitat and BG here , techs spot on as usual
TFS

[Troy Lim]

Very good shot Al,
Maybe a bit oversharpened with halo around it?

[Fabs Forns]

Love the Western feel of the habitat and bird pose. I too would like to know the iD for sure.

[arash_hazeghi]

beautiful pose and nice display of habitat, lots of good images from before. BTW the single strand passing through the chest is a good test for content aware fill in CS5!

[Colin Knight]

Nicely done Alfred! I do love that eye!

[Stu Bowie]

Getting down and dirty has paid off here Al, just love the angle. I like this different pose with the erect tail, and a good complimentary BG.

[Roy Priest]

Al, I think your ID is spot on. Great shot of an unusual posture. If it was breeding season I would say she is presenting to a male.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the Bird Bhai, nice angle and the habitat works well here....