Jackal Buzzard

[Loukie Viljoen]

The name comes from the fact that it's call resembles the call/howl of a jackal. They dont sit around for very long if they decide to land, sometimes they simply swoop through and grab what they want. This one sat for 4 seconds, I did manage to take 16 shots.
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:08:21 12:02:43
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 640
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +2.0x
Focal length: 1000mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF

Wanted to press preview and pressed submit

[Aristotle Georgiou]

Fantastic image, love the light, nice pose, great DOF and excellent detail.

[Tom Charles]

Quality image; and produced using a 2x TC. Stunning work, with light to die for!

Tom

[Linda Robbins]

Wonderful image. Gorgeous bird, wonderful background, good composition and razor sharp. Wish this were in my files!

[Alfred Forns]

Just perfect form my end !!! Love it all !!!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome for all the reasons mentioned above. The detail is excellent and I love the pose. Incredible work Loukie and I too would love to have this in my files !!!

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Fantastic image Loukie. Great light, nice pose and a fabulous BG. Was this made from the hide at Giant's Castle?

[Daniel Cadieux]

Wow, very cool...love the colours on this guy! I only wish that OOF rock was not there.

[Pramod Viswanath]

Mind blowing image! Amazing details. Liked it.

[Loukie Viljoen]

Yes Vincent.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Terrific shot and great erxposure!!! Congratulations!

[Raymond Barlow]

fantastic image Loukie., excellent PP also.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Absolutely awesome image. Not only because of the subject itself. I love the smooth bg and the nice sharpness on the head. Great job indeed.

Szimi

[Markus Jais]

This is one of the most beautiful of the Buteo species.

And you got an amazing shot of it. I like the angle of the bird and the composition. perfect sharpness.

Markus

[Marko Matesic]

Gorgeous photo!!!
big congrats!!

[Juan Aragonés]

Very good job with the 2XTC and very nice exposure. The pose of the bird is fantastic and the light very good. Love the eye contact and the soft BG.

[Del Cockroft]

Beautiful image and great BG. Perfect composition for me. Love it.

[Loukie Viljoen]

To all the kind photographers, Daniel I unfortunately could not move the OOF rock in the 4 seconds, thank you for looking, I appreciate all the comments. I just just keep on trying