Red Hawk, Wabbit, and friends

[cozmocha]

Did a walk on the trail behind where I live and found some critters.. I was going for some odd close up stuff on the hawk so they might come off different.

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Are these photos too big? They seem larger then most posts.

Also! I am open to any critique you may have to help me improve. The harsher (with tips) the better!

And... what type of hawk is it? I think it's a red shouldered. Do the eyes really vary with these birds? CaraRose's hawk in that sweet post has pretty yellow eyes and this one has brown. I hope I don't come off as dumb because I really want to figure out what I am shooting!

[armando_m]

the hawk eye close up is outstanding !!! so sharp

the other photos are also very nice, a bit soft in comparison

[CaraRose]

And... what type of hawk is it? I think it's a red shouldered. Do the eyes really vary with these birds? CaraRose's hawk in that sweet post has pretty yellow eyes and this one has brown. I hope I don't come off as dumb because I really want to figure out what I am shooting!

I think it's a red shouldered juvie, but I'm no expert!

The eyes on a lot of hawks change between Juveniles and adults. The Red Tail in mine has yellow eyes but I believe that changes to brown. Cooper's Hawks have yellow when they're juveniles, and they get very cool red-orange eyes as adults.

Great shots, I love the one of him stretching out his wing.

[AgingEyes]

Wow, you can get close-up shots of a hawk ?! Now I'm jealous :mad2:

Good shots !

[paulnj]

young florida subspecies of redshouldered hawk.

GREAT IMAGES OF ONE TOO!

[SARtech]

The close up is SWEET.
Ok... take this with a grain of salt because I am not a pro, but my tip is to make sure you focus on the eyes... using manual focus makes that easier for shots like these.

[scott-devon]

Nice series and that close up shot is amazing. Great work!