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bird of prey....

by Jim-w

On display at cotswold wildlife park. Don't know what the bird is, should have asked

Uploaded12/08/2012 - 19:19

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-5

Shutter Speed1/500

Aperturef/5.6

LensN/A

ISO80

Focal Length150mm

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Tagsbird falcon hawk

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Date Taken	11/08/2012 - 13:08
Make	PENTAX
Model	PENTAX K-5
Program Mode	Shutter Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/500
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO	80
Focal Length	150mm
Lens	N/A

davidstorm davidstorm

4934 posts
15 years
Sheffield,
England

Posted 12/08/2012 - 21:27 Link

Looks like an American Red Tailed Hawk. A nice image, but could have done with a different background, this was prbably out of your control so this comment is not intended to be negative in any way

Regards
David

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TheKellyboy TheKellyboy

10 posts
14 years
Pembrokeshire

Posted 13/08/2012 - 12:44 Link

Could be a buzzard, too. I know these two birds are very similar in appearance.

Nice shot!

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Jim-w Jim-w

93 posts
13 years
Forest of Dean

Posted 15/08/2012 - 21:07 Link

Thanks David and Kellyboy
Background was the display / transport box. Original image was very dark but manage to recover it in acr.
jim.