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Female Sparrowhawk

Female Sparrowhawk

With its short, broad wings and long legs, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk is well equipped to catch birds in forests and gardens. Main prey are songbirds such as spar...
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With its short, broad wings and long legs, the Eurasian Sparrowhawk is well equipped to catch birds in forests and gardens. Main prey are songbirds such as sparrows, tits and starlings. The male is a lot smaller than the female. The larger females also tackle larger birds such as Collared Doves and live in a more open area. Sparrowhawks are brave and persistent hunters.
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camera

Canon EOS RP

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 400/1

location

location

Achterveld, Utrecht, NL

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2020

Views

189

Likes

+53

Awards

Peer Award

+20

Top Choice

+1

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

Absolute Masterpiece

Superior Skill

Superb Composition

All Star

Genius

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Fantastic portrait and colors!! Excellent scenery!!

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Thank you so much. 😊

Great find!! And great capture with the autumn leaves as background.

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Thanks, yes I liked these leaves on the background. I've tried to avoid too much blur.

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Wat heeft Nederland toch een prachtige vogels

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Jazeker, maar steeds moeilijker te vinden.

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She is gorgeous

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Yes, and the knows it. ;-)

Lots of beautiful bird shots Joop 😍

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Thank you Michael. 😊

Nice find !!

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Sometimes one needs to be lucky. 😉

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