henkleg

Hawk eating his prey

Hawk eating his prey

It was raining feathers as this hawk sat atop a lightpost and devoured his catch.

It was raining feathers as this hawk sat atop a lightpost and devoured his catch.
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camera

Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

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settings

Aperture f/5 ISO 125 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 66796/1000

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2017

Views

22

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+1

Awards

Top Choice

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Categories

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Food Chain Struggles

Tags

#hawk #prey #birds

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