Check out the Swainson's Hawk

[randalee]

http://www.freesteader.com/for...&blogid=2&showentry=55

Shot some pictures last night. The hay is freshly-cut, and the mice are plentiful. The 4 baby hawks are learning to hunt. I got close up to one of them.

I got confirmation that it is a juvenile Swainson's Hawk. According to the experts at:
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1562332

 

[keird]

Death to the mice! Pics of droppings afterwards.

 

[spidey07]

Awesome! You sure won't have any rodent problems now.

 

[randalee]

According to the JPEG embedded info:
Panasonic DMC-FZ28 (belongs to my folks) -- originals are 3648x2736 (I think 10MP)
33mm focal length
F/5.6
1/250 sec. exposure
ISO 160

Standard zoom lens the camera comes with. It was set to fully automatic when capturing the pictures. Anywhere from 15 feet to as little as a few feet distance, zoomed way up.

 

[ivan2]

hmm delish!

 

[Perknose]

Thanks, OP! Awesome. :heart:

 

[lxskllr]

Raptors are the shit. They never fail to grab my attention no matter where I am. Nice pictures OP :^)

 

[randalee]

The pros confirmed it's a Swainson's Hawk.

 

[spidey07]

What the hell? Perknose deleted his post that had bad links before I could flame him on it.

 

[zinfamous]

Hawks effing rule.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
Hawks effing rule.

And ferrets. That obey your orders. And tigers too. BeastMaster style!