Hawk with a mouthful by Bryan Murahashi

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24-AUG-2005

Hawk with a mouthful

This was a shocking scene to come home to as I walked into the backyard.
This hawk was having dinner 10 feet away from me on our backyard fence.
It was so close that I could clearly hear the sound of it ripping at its prey.

Dinner was a bird from all the feathers around it.

I could hear it screeching during the previous evenings.

Pretty awesome scene in suburban Silicon Valley.

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/200s f/5.3 at 280.0mm with Flash hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	24-Aug-2005 19:15:07
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON D70
Flash Used	Yes
Focal Length	280 mm
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
Aperture	f/5.3
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance	(9)
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	program (2)
Focus Distance

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Diane Wu		07-Sep-2005 20:30
¢å¢Ý¢å ¡@¢I¡Ä¢I Awesome!! {you're so lucky...}

CJ Burianek		31-Aug-2005 00:34
Great timing! Beautiful shot

b-w studio		26-Aug-2005 15:15
excellent capture.

Guest		25-Aug-2005 23:02
So intense! A striking photo of nature running her course. Great capture.

Guest		25-Aug-2005 20:14
(another) excellent cature Bryan... great lighting here. ciao Andrea

yosi aptekar		25-Aug-2005 18:27
great catch.

Guest		25-Aug-2005 16:29
Great shot, Bryan!

Herb		25-Aug-2005 14:01
Nice catch

Karen Stuebing		25-Aug-2005 09:34
They are beautiful predators no doubt. And this is an excellent capture. I'm glad you spared us the full meal. :) I've seen them do that too. I figure it's the weak who get caught.

Jackdad		25-Aug-2005 09:15
nature at its harshest. nice one.

Guest		25-Aug-2005 06:28
WOW awesome shot Bryan, nice detail as well, look at his eye

Brian McAllister		25-Aug-2005 05:56
Love wild bird pictures. Great shot Bryan. Vote.

Guest		25-Aug-2005 05:45
He certainly doesn't intend to share it ... lovely blues in the bird! :)

Steven Jusczyk		25-Aug-2005 05:30
Wow, great timing!

steve mcsweeny		25-Aug-2005 05:21
OoooH love it,Bryan!I want one in my backyard;) Vote!

Pepe Zyman		25-Aug-2005 04:31
Excellent timing!

shatterbug		25-Aug-2005 04:27
What, no ketchup? Nice capture.

Gayle P. Clement		25-Aug-2005 04:11
Wonderful capture, Bryan.