Thursday, December 4, 2008

Sky Watch Friday - Hawks in the the sky

As I came out of Wal-Mart Wednesday, I spotted some seagulls flying over the parking lot. Before I got to my van (and camera), they disappeared over the building. But then I noticed a low flying hawk on the other side of the parking lot, so that's where I went. Standing on the bank above the Monocacy River flood plain, I watch as first one and then a second and third magnificent bird circled slowly back and forth above the drainage pond below. I was using my zoom lens set at 200mm. None of these photos has been cropped. The second and last were auto color corrected to remove haze. For a few more hawk photos, see my Wednesday post on Lew's Pics.




at

14 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 4, 2008 at 9:22 PM

    Magnificent, aren't they? Even when I fear for the smaller birds, I am awed by the grace and beauty of the raptors.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Guy DDecember 4, 2008 at 9:38 PM

    Those are fantastic, the last one should be framed and hung on a wall.

    Cheers!
    Regina In Pictures

    ReplyDelete
  3. angie {the arthur clan}December 4, 2008 at 11:00 PM

    I really love all of your SWF photos, but that last one is spectacular! Wowza!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Rune EideDecember 5, 2008 at 4:33 AM

    Impressive bird picture indeed - especially the last one!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Jane Hards PhotographyDecember 5, 2008 at 4:50 AM

    These are fabulous catches. Never got so close.

    ReplyDelete
  6. PatriciaDecember 5, 2008 at 6:37 AM

    They look so magnificent and powerfull! Free as a bird (of course) :)
    Happy SWF!!

    My blog

    ReplyDelete
  7. The Good Life in VirginiaDecember 5, 2008 at 8:20 AM

    awesome capture of the hawks this skywatch week.
    thanks for sharing with us.

    ReplyDelete
  8. MaryDecember 5, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    Lew, these are amazing! They are such fascinating birds, and you have captured their beauty so well. The second photo took my breath away. Wonderful!

    ReplyDelete
  9. imacDecember 5, 2008 at 11:07 AM

    Amazing captures Lew.

    ReplyDelete
  10. This Is My Blog - fishing guyDecember 5, 2008 at 1:37 PM

    Lew: Neat captures of the birds on wing, nicely done for SWF.

    ReplyDelete
  11. GretchenDecember 5, 2008 at 2:10 PM

    Beautiful shots! It's not easy to get clear shots of bird flying. Great captures!

    ReplyDelete
  12. UnknownDecember 5, 2008 at 7:29 PM

    Those are beautiful photos, Lew!

    ReplyDelete
  13. SaraGDecember 6, 2008 at 5:55 PM

    Great photo's Lew. Thanks for commenting on my eagle photo's. It was a beautiful site and will be a new favorite place of mine to visit each trip back to Iowa!!
    Take care

    ReplyDelete
  14. ArijaDecember 7, 2008 at 5:07 AM

    Great skyhawks. The last one is a killer.

    ReplyDelete