Red Shouldered Hawk - Flight shot

[Eric Diller]

Another pic from my Hawks lock Talon post a week or so back. This was one making the escape!

Nikkor 200-400mm F4 with 1.4X t.c.
Focal length 460mm
Iso 400
Aperture F6.3
Shutter 1/1600
Hand held on the run

[Doug Brown]

Nice to get one against a nice non-sky BG, but I might consider blurring this one a little. The bird is flying slightly away from you, although the head turn and open beak do help. I wish there wasn't a strong shadow line under the eye.