Hawk with lunch (bloody)

[RichK]

I took a trip next door to Valley Forge park to try and find a hawk or two. This one let me follow it around as it hunted, ate lunch, then flew off into the park. All were with the D3 and 300 2.8.

#1
http://www.richknechtphotography.com/photos/462438046_MjAzu-XL.jpg

#2
http://www.richknechtphotography.com/photos/462437290_SLgBE-XL.jpg

#3
http://www.richknechtphotography.com/photos/462437195_Qt6u4-XL.jpg

#4
http://www.richknechtphotography.com/photos/462439455_Wn8vF-XL.jpg

#5
http://www.richknechtphotography.com/photos/462438654_PEN3w-XL.jpg

[CHAOS]

wow great shots man.

the last one is my fav.

[lownslow95]

Great shots man. What did it end up catching?

Edit: It looks like a squirrel, but I can't tell.

[YellowMSP]

awesome shots like usual. that last one is great

[OMGz Turbo]

mmmm looked succulent

[lownslow95]

^Lol.

[Vinny]

lol, I gotta couple pics of a hawk eattin a squirrel too down in philly. It was a rare moment!
Anyways, nice shots! 2nd to last one is definitally best choice

[S4toSTI]

No 2x on there?

[Kaleo55]

Wow! Great shooting... love that lens. Is that a nikor?

[cszakolczai]

^ yeah it is a Nikkor as far as I know from his previous posts. Amazing pictures.

[ASIAN JUL]

Love #3 :)

[Kerplunk105]

Great shots, as usual! :thumbup:

[Erik]

nice, im suprised the hawk was actually cool with you hanging around. the pics look awesome!

[BlackTypeR]

Great pictures Rich. So clear and sharp!

[Stanic]

great series.

[TROLL]

Wow just a 300? How much of a crop on these? You must have been pretty damn close. They look awesome... really nice shots.

[RichK]

wow great shots man.

the last one is my fav.

Thanks. I really like the last too. The grasses make the shot.

Great shots man. What did it end up catching?

Edit: It looks like a squirrel, but I can't tell.

It was actually a mouse. 4 bites and it was gone.

awesome shots like usual. that last one is great

Thanks! I was lucky to find one.

mmmm looked succulent

LOL...Juicy!

lol, I gotta couple pics of a hawk eattin a squirrel too down in philly. It was a rare moment!
Anyways, nice shots! 2nd to last one is definitally best choice

Thanks. Definitely awesome to watch them hunt down their prey.

No 2x on there?

I did have it on at first, but with these shots I had to take it off because I got so close (~20 feet).

Wow! Great shooting... love that lens. Is that a nikor?

Yes, it is the Nikon 300 2.8 AF-S (non VR).

^ yeah it is a Nikkor as far as I know from his previous posts. Amazing pictures.

Thanks, all my glass is Nikon except for my Tokina 12-24.

Love #3 :)

Thanks. How is your pup doing?

Great shots, as usual! :thumbup:

Thanks.

nice, im suprised the hawk was actually cool with you hanging around. the pics look awesome!

At first, it was a little skittish. After an hour or so, it got used to me following it around watching it hunt. I tried to coax it to fly by getting really close, but it just sat there.

Great pictures Rich. So clear and sharp!

Gotta love the 300 :)

great series.

Thanks. I figured the blood may attract more viewers :)

Wow just a 300? How much of a crop on these? You must have been pretty damn close. They look awesome... really nice shots.

Yeah Bryan, just the 300. I had to actually back away from the hawk to get a good comp on the bird at times. I was pleased with the results.

[james_ls]

You and these birds are friggin unbelievable.

This, I think, is my favorite "set" to date.

[namdoogwerdna]

Great set Rich!

[DPancoast]

wow those are awesome!