I think I got some good ones, another 10 or so still on the roll for the
next round in a day or so. I can only get one relatively clear angle on
the nest through trees and leaves. They are only across the street, but
about 80' up a eucalyptus tree. Mom or Dad hawk came in with a terriffic
catch, something big brown and furry and it took the two nestlings and
parent about 2 hours to eat it all! I think I got some good feeding
shots. Only the 1000mm lens was long enough. I tried one shot with a
teleconverter, but even with 800iso film, that took it down to 1/60. The
tree moves quite noticeably in the wind and the birds move, so that
wasn't much use.With a solid, heavy tipod and shutter speeds of 1/125 &
1/250th., I'm hoping for some sharp results.
Redtails are quite common here. We have a pair nest almost every year
and there is another regularly used nest up a couple of streets. We may
be in the city, but we have resident deer, coons, skunks, possoms, way
too many roof rats. The closest cougar siteing was about 6 blocks away
and I've seen a coyote about the same distance away. The park isn't too
far away, but this is all in fully developed hillside residential.
Moose
Gary Edwards wrote:
Good luck with the redtail nestlings! The only ones that I have ever found
were in a restricted military reservation and I couldn't shoot them. Hope
to see some pictures.
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