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This is pretty rare.. As a matter of fact this is the first time I have seen a Red-tailed Hawk in my yard. This was in July the day before I left for Glacier.

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great clear photo!
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ND,

That is a great photo. Just a couple days ago, you referred to yourself as a "rookie." We have seen your early morning photos of St. Mary Lake and of Two Dog Flats and we know better.

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WOW!!!! Again, a fabulous photo, ND!!!

As Lyman said....we've known for a while you are no rookie, so..........what else ya got??? :mrgreen: (Thank you for sharing your incredible shots with us!!!)
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To repeat everyone, great photo!

Question ND. Rare because it was in your backyard, or rare in North Dakota?
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Very nice! We almost got nailed by a hawk on the motorcycle yesterday! He must not have heard us and all of a sudden he flew in front of the bike & his wing hit Kent on the leg!
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Beautiful pic ND. What are you shooting with?
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Lyman & Kathy- Thanks! It is true I have been fiddling with a camera for a few years. When I say "rookie" I mean I still make plenty of rookie mistakes. Like sometimes not properly checking the camera settings for the situation or getting in too much of a hurry and completely screwing up a chance for a nice photo. However, I keep trying and they say that's the only way to get better. It doesn't eliminate being a doofus at times though :lol: Check the image below. Whose shadow is that anyway? :shock:

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Todd- Having a hawk in my backyard is rare. North Dakota is loaded with these birds.

Poky5mom- that sounds a little scary. It reminds me of the movie "Wild Hogs". What a hoot!! :lol:

Chewy- I use a Canon Rebel XT. The bird pic was taken with a inexpensive 75-300 Canon Zoom lens. I recently purchased a monopod which I used for the hawk photo. It really helps for sharper images and is much quicker to use than attempting to set up a tripod when one doesn't feel there may be a lot of time to capture the image.
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ND wrote:Lyman & Kathy- Thanks! It is true I have been fiddling with a camera for a few years. When I say "rookie" I mean I still make plenty of rookie mistakes. Like sometimes not properly checking the camera settings for the situation or getting in too much of a hurry and completely screwing up a chance for a nice photo. However, I keep trying and they say that's the only way to get better. It doesn't eliminate being a doofus at times though :lol: Check the image below. Whose shadow is that anyway? :shock:

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ND.... you weren't being a doofus.... you were just trying to decide whether you liked the flowers better in the full shade or partial shade :!: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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