Swainson's Hawk

[Duane Angles]

http://dangles.netfirms.com/swainsons-hawk6.jpg

This is another image from Hackberry Flats. These guys were all over the place. This is handheld.

Canon 1D Mark IIN
Canon 500mm with 1.4x TC
1/2000 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 400

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice eye contact and wing position. It is a bit oversharpened plus sharpening halo and noisy under the wings. In the BG are some jpg artifacts. All of these are easy to fix.

[Geurt Bloem]

Ditto Axel on technicals but still an opportunity very well used here.