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This handsome male was enjoying the early morning sun and posing nicely. Not long after this I heard a whirrr of wings and there he was flat out just above the grass with a hawk in hot pursuit a few metres behind. The pigeon had too much turbo for the hawk and made it to safety after a 200 metre chase.
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Brilliant image Colin . If only you could have avoided the green patch in the BG , it would have been killer !! BTW , the bird is a beauty . Looks so much like a quail !!!
Mesmermizing bird. I'd scoot him over to the right a bit and have him looking into the picture.
What an amazing looking bird! Good exp., color, and detail. Agree about crop not being ideal, but just not sure about solution.:S3:
Interesting comments, thanks. I started with a wider crop on LHS but tightened it because I have been pinged a bit for leaving too much room around birds!
Beautiful image and love the bird..
Ha! Go Pigeon, Go!!!
These guys certainly are a bit fancier then the Cresteds!
