Sparrow hawk (f) close-up
A rather 'pedestrian' shot of this gorgeous female Sparrow hawk, but I just wanted to capture the beauty and detail of this raptor.
Normally a very shy bird that does not tolerate folk, but she has got used to any shutter noise, whilst feeding on road kill put out. Here, she was feeding for herself and what we thought was a youngster too, proved to be correct. Recently the juvenile has been coming down to feed, moving the female off, but over the last week or so the tables have turned, but both will not tolerate the two grey squirrels that lurk and will fly if they get too close. Hopefully a more menacing and interesting images will follow....
Shot from a hide, baited with road kill.
Thanks to those who commented or views the last posting
Steve
Subject: Sparrowhawk (f) (Accipiter nisus)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/8 ISO1250
Original format: Landscape, minimal crop
Processed via: LRCC 9.4 & PSCC2020
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