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Hawk Owls Encounters - part 3 of 1 2 3 4 5

by Benny Rytter Published 01/06/2013

Nikon D4 500mm + 1.4 TC 1/1600s, f/6.3, ISO 250

Later that day I saw his images, they were much better than mine and I decided that I needed one more go at this bird - we're talking about competition here!!

So next morning I arrived at 7am, just before the sun had power to warm up the nature. This time I had come equipped for performance; small footprint and reliability with a Nikon D4, 500mm lens+ 1.4x teleconverter - all handheld - not to say a Nikon D800 won't work but it is quite another beast to handle.

Nikon D4 500mm + 1.4 TC 1/1600s, f/6.3, ISO 250

After 30 minutes I spotted the hawk owl, approached him (or her) but he went off - but this time into the open terrain with low trees, making the distant woods and terrain a fantastic coloured background for the owl but also allowing for other images with blue-sky background or old trees.

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