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    Hello everyone. I managed to find a group of these hawks that had just finished picking their breakfast. I saw them fight for the meal from a distance and managed to approach the victor and shoot a few frames.
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    Robert this is awesome image.

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    Excellent photo!
    Hawk and prey is sharp and well exposed.
    The light is a bit harsh, but you take what you can, and this is very nice.
    Dan Kearl

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    Excellent exposure. I like the feather bits in LLC. Nice line created by the prey's wing. Nice and sharp.Good clen BG. Light a bit harsh but doesn't bother me at all,
    Gail

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    Lovely image.. Love the pose and the contrasting BG!!

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    Love the victory pose. Good job finding and photographing this scene.

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    Hi Robert, what a great angle you have captured from your car - looking at this, it looks like you could have been on the ground, well done. Good DOF on the Hawk, sharp, and I do like the colours. The inclusion of his kill adds so much to the overall image, and of course, the pose showing it off too.

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    Very well done from the great pose to the prey makes a strong image
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    Excellent image of this handsome, powerful raptor, Robert. Love the angle, pose and the story.

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    Great image here - most of the Harris's Hawk images seem to be from baited setups. The natural prey item adds a lot - was it a pigeon?

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    awesome, the kill is fantastic!
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    Thank you all very much for all the comments. Much appreciated.

    Robert - the poor pray was a coot.

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