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23-OCT-2015 Janet Donnelly

This red-shouldered hawk was part of an aviary show
at the West Palm Beach Zoo. He was well trained and
very impressive. But again, I have these mixed feelings
about animals kept in zoos. I'm sure this one is well cared
for but ...... wouldn't he rather be out there on his own!

Canon EOS 6D
1/1250s f/5.6 at 370.0mm iso500 full exif

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Karen Moen04-May-2016 04:19
Beautifully captured color and feather detail. Easy to see how it got its name. Voted.
Mieke WA Minkjan18-Dec-2015 06:38
well captured Janet, I find it difficult to get bird photos in action. Well done V
Cindi Smith16-Dec-2015 00:08
Fantastic capture! BV!
laine14-Dec-2015 20:11
Oh that's brilliant...Big V !!
LynnH14-Dec-2015 00:17
What an amazing creature and a terrific capture of his flight! V
larose forest photos13-Dec-2015 01:23
I agree with you Janet. I feel so sorry for these birds which are strong fliers and need space and freedom. Perhaps he had been injured and hand reared in captivity?? At any rate, this is a magnificent, awesome shot of this beauty. V
jeanb12-Dec-2015 22:25
I agree, I have very mixed feelings about animals in captivity unless sick or too injured to be released. However, this doesn't detract from the fact that this is, nevertheless, a wonderful image.
BeauxPoint Photography12-Dec-2015 01:23
Very Good Photograph, my compliments on the quality of it.