Simply stunning, stunned (?) Sparrowhawk
by prsjnb
A female, I believe, and one that might have been recovering from an accidental blow to the head incurred whilst hunting. Can't imagine why she would have been so tolerant of my presence otherwise.
Photographed at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Clattinger Farm Reserve in the Cotswold Water Park.
Handheld Pentax K-3iii with Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 SP Di LD [IF]; 1/30s at f/4.0 and ISO 3200.
Photographed at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Clattinger Farm Reserve in the Cotswold Water Park.
Handheld Pentax K-3iii with Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 SP Di LD [IF]; 1/30s at f/4.0 and ISO 3200.
Uploaded02/06/2022 - 20:28
CategoryWildlife / Nature
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Posted 02/06/2022 - 21:49
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Excellent.
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Tom
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Posted 02/06/2022 - 23:43
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Great result from a fantastic (if unfortunate) opportunity. Well done.
Posted 03/06/2022 - 10:39
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davidwozhere wrote:
Great result from a fantastic (if unfortunate) opportunity.
Great result from a fantastic (if unfortunate) opportunity.
I watched her for some time and saw no evidence of any external injury that might prevent her taking flight. She had, however, ended up in a 'tunnel' at the base of a dense ancient hedgerow and perhaps just needed a little time to extricate herself. Did consider trying to rescue her, but decided that any attempt would be likely to do more harm than good; to both of us! In the end I did the next best thing and notified the local wildlife rescue group of her location and predicament.
Hope she made it to fly another day 🤞🏻
Posted 03/06/2022 - 15:52
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PRYorkshire wrote:
A stunning image with spot on focussing, enhanced by the out of focus foreground and background.
A stunning image with spot on focussing, enhanced by the out of focus foreground and background.
Agree heartily. Like.
Posted 03/06/2022 - 16:03
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Cracking shot - liked.
Posted 03/06/2022 - 17:05
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Amazing striking eyes! Great shot.
Posted 04/06/2022 - 00:03
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Agree with all, stunningly crystal clear where it matters
Posted 04/06/2022 - 11:02
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First Class image...well taken.
Karlo
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