SEPTEMBER 27 by LynnH

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27-SEP-2010	LynnH

A sure sign of autumn. I found this guy in my backyard tonight.
Hawks migrate to this area for the winter. We get thousands and thousands of them.

Sony DSLR-A700 ,Minolta 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5 AF
1/160s f/4.5 at 85.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Jola Dziubinska		01-Oct-2010 23:38
Wonderful moment, well seen, Lynn. V.

Bill D.		01-Oct-2010 14:14
Nice photo of a Cooper's Hawk. There quite common around our neighborhood. Jean has one that's always stalking her Martin's. Great catch.

Kerry Tingley		29-Sep-2010 13:44
A gosshawk? We get all kinds of raptures here for the winter too.

Fay Stout		29-Sep-2010 01:33
He is looking very intently at something. And look at his talons! Good catch! V.

reflectionsofnature		28-Sep-2010 23:55
Uh oh! Looks like he found something! I had one that terrorized the birds in my yard regularly this summer. He is gone now, maybe gone south to stay with you for a while.

Guest		28-Sep-2010 17:08
Something is happening down there, good capture Lynn!!

J. Scott Coile		28-Sep-2010 16:20
Rodents beware :-)

Walter Otto Koenig		28-Sep-2010 12:32
Great catch on your backyard fence. We have many hawks here too.

Marielou Dhumez		28-Sep-2010 11:48
Great neighbourhood ! and picture ! you're lucky to have these visitors in number !

Keith O'Brien		28-Sep-2010 11:44
Well spotted and great catch Lynn - look's like a female Merlin (you might call it something different)

Irene Wehrli		28-Sep-2010 11:14
Great catch Lynn - I wonder what is down there... Irene

Mairéad		28-Sep-2010 10:30
You get the most interesting visitors to your garden - great capture of this one.

Yvonne		28-Sep-2010 10:19
Great shot Lynn, no wonder your bird life has gone quiet! v

Mieke WA Minkjan		28-Sep-2010 08:10
imagine that hawks are just on your doorstep! for me an exceptional event great catch V

borisalex		28-Sep-2010 06:38
Wow.. one of your famous "fence" shots! No apple today, I guess he wouldn´t like it! Great shot and so interesting story! We don´t have here hawks coming, just sparrows! :) V.

Coleen Perilloux Landry		28-Sep-2010 03:15
Keep all the little creatures in--tiny dogs, cats etc. Hawks will get them. I wonder what he's found.

Leo		28-Sep-2010 02:54
Excellent photo. many hawks migrate through Connecticut, Lighthouse Point near here is well know for hawk migration counting events.

larose forest photos		28-Sep-2010 02:31
Oh, very nice shot of this guy. Looks like a young one (yellow eyes). Very, very neat shot. V

Guest		28-Sep-2010 02:28
He definitely found something down there! V.

Guest		28-Sep-2010 02:10
He seems to be searching for living quarters!

Cindi Smith		28-Sep-2010 01:50
I've seen a lot here too. Maybe that is why no birds are coming to my feeder either. Great capture!!!