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28-10-2007, 03:39 PM
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| | | Sparrowhawk in my Garden
I had been sitting home miserable as can be with the rain, then the black clouds making it impossible to go out to take any meaningful photos. What had made it worse was the fact that I had booked last week off from work with the intention of going to one of Britain's hot migration spots but the weather conditions (vitually windless) was not conducive to many birds arriving here so I actually went to work instead.
All of a sudden the sun came out briefly and I decided to go into the garden. As I went to go through the door what should I see but this cracker of a male Sparrowhawk sitting just above my feeders. Now that's timing.
It couldn't have been in a better position as the tree it was sitting under was covered in those beautiful Autumn coloured leaves and those, combined with the low sunlight and the Sparrowhawks colours, was definitely a picture waiting to be taken, so I took some.
The sun was shrouded out a bit but that only improves the colours in my opinion. If the sunlight had come through more parts of the body could have been bleached out than already have been.
Now that's timing.
Apart from the close up the others haven't been cropped and the colours are as I took the shot.
I love the shots and I hope you like them to. 
John |
28-10-2007, 03:42 PM
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| | | Re: Now that is what I call timing.
Lucky you John, great stuff. 
No sun down hear, nothing but wind & rain.  |
28-10-2007, 03:46 PM
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| | | Re: Now that is what I call timing.
John they're stunning shots. You were meant to get these I think.
The colours are superb. Thanks for sharing them.
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28-10-2007, 03:55 PM
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| | | Re: Now that is what I call timing.
Great photos John,i can feel a painting coming on!
Thanks for showing.
Best from mike. |
28-10-2007, 04:07 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: march, cambridgeshire
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| | | Re: Now that is what I call timing.
wow what a set of pictures,beautiful bird and you have captured his beauty,thats why the sun came out for you thats fate,something made you go out in the garden that second,AND MIKE PLEASE PAINT HIM. |
28-10-2007, 04:10 PM
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| |  Re: Sparrowhawk in my Garden
unbelieable, top pics well done john. |
28-10-2007, 04:20 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk in my Garden
Fantastic photos John you lucky thing you  |
28-10-2007, 04:23 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk in my Garden
Brilliant shots John, really shows the colours off nicely.
Guy |
28-10-2007, 04:26 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk in my Garden
Lucky you, you walk into your garden and sitting there waiting to have his picture taken is a Sparrowhawk. I'm so jealous, why does this never happen to me ? Super shots those. |
28-10-2007, 04:34 PM
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| | | Re: Sparrowhawk in my Garden
Glad you liked the photos folks. I must admit I am a tad chuffed at my timing as there has hardly been any sun since I took these photos.
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