Post your best bird shots!

[nvitalephotography]

Tell us a little bit about this shot! Were you in a blind for this? What lens were you using? Crop any? This is one of the better Red-shouldered Hawk pictures that I have ever seen. Very natural looking (woodsy background), but with a narrow enough depth of field that the hawk really pops!

On another note, I showed this picture to one of my friends who is a bird enthusiast and he immediately said, "looks like he was in S. Florida based on the vegetation."

Thanks!

Your friend is absolutely correct. This is in south Florida, which in itself makes getting close shots to wildlife like this easier than most other places.


I got this shot while driving a back road looking for wildlife. This hawk came and landed on a tree limb overhanging the edge of the road. So I just had to stop my car and get out.

shot with a 50d and 100-400mm lens @400mm 1/160th, f5.6 iso 500. Very minor crop and basic adjustments in post.