My Sparrowhawk Shots.

glsammy · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 01:03 PM

Some one has suggested that my Sparrowhawk shots I took last week were of a captive bird.
I want to make it quite clear that this is simply not true. The ties you can see on the branches are there to hold bird feeders, not the hawk!
Other's registered here have seen the site where I took these shots and (I hope!) will confirm what I've said.
I hasten to add, the people questioning the shots are not members from here, but I intend to point them here should they continue with their remarks.
These are some of the shots in question:

Grimalkin · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 01:29 PM

Beautiful pics

Can't remember the last time I saw a bird of prey tethered with a manky old shoe lace myself

pammosley · #3 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 01:37 PM

Beautiful Graham, very sharp & bright. I love the eyes

Acipiter · #4 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 01:39 PM

Fantastic camera work there Glsammy,

can you tell me what time of day, and what month they were taken please.

glsammy · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Acipiter

Fantastic camera work there Glsammy,

can you tell me what time of day, and what month they were taken please.

Thank you. It's all in the Exif data. No problem though, 28/1/2011 at 11:59.

Acipiter · #6 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 02:01 PM

Thank you Glsammy, I just had a quick look at your site pics, they are great pics, I would be very pleased indeed if I had taken them.

RoyW · #7 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by glsammy

It's all in the Exif data.

Although my Exif reader won't give me any information from WAB.

(Sometimes I like to be nosey and see some details of shots).

I can't see why anyone would think that these shots are of a captive bird. There is quite clearly nothing tied to the birds leg (the ties around the branch could only be tied to the toes on the right foot - and I can't see any falconer allowing you to 'secure' their bird like that).
It's a great series of shots of a bird that has presumably perched for a while in front of a hide at a feeding station - nothing at all unusual about that!

Dogghound · #8 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 02:27 PM

Are you sure they didnt mean captivating shots

glsammy · #9 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dogghound

Are you sure they didnt mean captivating shots

Thanks for that, perhaps I misread what they said!

glsammy · #10 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RoyW

Although my Exif reader won't give me any information from WAB.

(Sometimes I like to be nosey and see some details of shots).

Have you clicked on the shots to see them at full size? It doesn't show EXIF info if the uploaded shot is larger than the initial screen shot, but it does if you view it large.