It's been a while since I've posted something and just recently I took the time to get out of my car and photograph this hawk (I am still looking in the ID book to really know what I have here) so I figured after some post work I would share it. I always lurk here though.

7D, 600mm
F/5.6, 1/6400th, ISO-800
Av -1/3

Crop off top and left to bring the bird larger and to help composition. Noise Reduction run on the background and bird in separate layers and brought back together.

I went with the High ISO to get the High Shutter speed because I wasn't very smart and didn't have the car turned off when I got out and to use it to stabilize myself/equipment. I notice that even with 6 lanes and 3 shoulders of distance between us, these birds don't like to hang around when someone pulls over. Let alone point a camera at them.

Thanks for looking. C&C always wanted.