Chance Meeting by Firesnuffer

Photography • Animals • posted on Mar 09, 2008

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Hi, everyone, I've missed you all so very much!!! Everything is wonderful here in Oklahoma! This is a shot from last November that I had intended to post as soon as I was able to identify him.... I still haven't been able to discover what he is :( I've concluded that it's either a Merlin or possibly a Red Shouldered hawk but from what I've found on the web and my books I'm still undecided. Any help is appreciated and more than welcome. I was trying to get some shots of other birds when they all left and this one came swooping in and landed about 15 feet from my position so tilting the tripod back and shooting with the settings I had I was able to get about 3 shots off before he left again. I feel very fortunate :) Again, I thank you all for your comments and critiques and I've truly missed you all! Manning