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Keeping an Eye On Things

Keeping an Eye On Things

California adult red-shouldered hawk keeps an eye on me. They seem to love these old oak trees as a good vantage point.

California adult red-shouldered hawk keeps an eye on me. They seem to love these old oak trees as a good vantage point.
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NIKON Z 9

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Aperture 900/100 ISO 800 Shutter 10/4000 Focal Length 7000/10

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San Jose, California, US

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Jun, 2022

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The hawk is stellar . . . and so is the sky! Great image, Mark!

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Most of the time we have white skies.. Sometime you get lucky or you can paste in one from the night before.LOL

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Very beautiful picture

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