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Published: 2004-04-06 12:12:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 1621; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 306
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Description This is a photo of an immature male Goshawk Hawk taken at the Italian Renaissance Fair in Hialeah, Florida.

This is not a tame Goshawk, but was captured in the wild as a baby by a Master Falconer and will be kept for 2 years, then will be released back into the wild.

Goshawks do not hunt in open fields, but live and hunt in forests, and because of this their numbers are declining...
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Comments: 75

Musquash [2008-05-04 23:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Nice photograph and nice bird. I love goshawks.

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vividlilac In reply to Musquash [2008-05-16 14:53:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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eagle79 [2006-09-24 20:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Great image of a truly beautiful creature!

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ggarfield [2005-01-18 23:47:05 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely amazing capture. The colors and level of detail are awesome!

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vividlilac In reply to ggarfield [2005-01-21 04:51:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

I was actually pretty nervous taking photos of the Goshawk and Redtail since there were a lot of other people, including much more serious photographers, as well as the Goshawk did not like the attention and at one point wanted to peck out my eyes...

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ggarfield In reply to vividlilac [2005-01-22 14:43:54 +0000 UTC]

LOL

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sir-brodie [2004-04-14 18:50:52 +0000 UTC]

aaaaa these pictures are so damn great!!! amaing!! really amazing!!!

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inty [2004-04-12 15:13:06 +0000 UTC]

lovely photo , you must have been close

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vividlilac In reply to inty [2004-04-13 06:27:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Yes, I was pretty close, only about 3 feet from him/her

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lewcid [2004-04-11 22:34:09 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot, you had great timing. I love the pose that you have captured. hehe, can expect only the best from the bird lady

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schossi [2004-04-11 14:50:08 +0000 UTC]

amazing, you managed it wonderful to take a shot of the beautiful bird

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galaxiacious [2004-04-09 14:54:42 +0000 UTC]

You captured this brilliantly. I love the way you made every little feather so sharp, and... what can I say?... it's breathtaking.

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prada [2004-04-08 20:35:08 +0000 UTC]

amazing details/colour of her eye!

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vividlilac In reply to prada [2004-04-09 00:01:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Nocas

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Ciril [2004-04-08 20:14:22 +0000 UTC]

this is a very powerful shot.
light, colors and compositin are very good.

could you let me know about techs, equipment and so on...

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vividlilac In reply to Ciril [2004-04-08 22:12:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much Ciril I was really happy with the way the Goshawk photos came out because I was competing for good positioning with other people who wanted to take photos as well, or just to see the hawk...

Here is what I used...
Camera: D100
Lense: 24-85mm f-3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor
Aperature: 4.5
Exposure: 1/250 sec.
Focal Length: 85 mm
Metering: Pattern
Exposure: Aperature Priority

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Ciril In reply to vividlilac [2004-04-08 22:37:03 +0000 UTC]


I know that feeling when you take something good or find new angles of views....that others only tried to...

thanks for info!

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vividlilac In reply to Ciril [2004-04-09 00:01:14 +0000 UTC]

..and sometimes you are forced to come up with new angles/views because other people won't get out of your way to let you have better/easier ones

... no problem I would use the regular 'save as' in PS to keep the exif info, but I get better compression and quality from the 'save for web'...

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sathor [2004-04-08 15:27:34 +0000 UTC]

great job capturing the spread, very well done.

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vividlilac In reply to sathor [2004-04-09 05:45:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Nicholas I was very lucky to get the spread shot, right place, right time!

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Usiku [2004-04-08 14:12:32 +0000 UTC]

it's so beautiful...omg i love hawks sooo much... *adds to faves*

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vividlilac In reply to Usiku [2004-04-09 05:47:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and yes she is very beautiful

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ElQuesoDiablo [2004-04-08 02:47:26 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!

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vividlilac In reply to ElQuesoDiablo [2004-04-09 05:52:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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UniversalSweet [2004-04-07 06:36:14 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful bird. That eye is amazing. You must have had a great day. You got some really nice shots. Wish I could have been there too!

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vividlilac In reply to UniversalSweet [2004-04-07 11:53:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! It was a very nice day, the hawks were the best thing about the actual festival, imo

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sfmoe [2004-04-07 04:13:18 +0000 UTC]

his eyes are ridicullously bright and menacing ...great capture

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vividlilac In reply to sfmoe [2004-04-07 12:52:20 +0000 UTC]

Ya they are! I was totally shocked the first time I saw him without his hood.. with his hood he looked so small and meak, and hardly anyone paid any attention to him.. but once the Falconer took off the hood people went crazy and crowded around to see him!

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quarath [2004-04-07 01:07:23 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful bird. I lover birds of prey I plan to take a up falconry as a hobbie and love these pics. I may have if I can use these great shots as models for some none photographic artwork sometime.

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vividlilac In reply to quarath [2004-04-07 12:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Yes they are.. I love all birds of prey as well, very powerful and sleek! You are welcome to create one of your wonderful artworks with any of these Hawk photos, but please make sure to cite them as a reference

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quarath In reply to vividlilac [2004-04-09 18:32:55 +0000 UTC]

No problem and Thanks.

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soulm4n [2004-04-06 23:09:23 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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vividlilac In reply to soulm4n [2004-04-07 12:59:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Marco!

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swashbuckler [2004-04-06 22:45:24 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful bird and a very good capture of it's beauty, too! Great detail and I love the bird's "look". Scopin' prey, even in the falconer's grasp. Very cool!!!!

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vividlilac In reply to swashbuckler [2004-04-07 13:10:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! The Falconer had moved and raised him up so that we could get some photos of him against the sky instead of the horse stable, but when everyone saw how cool his eyes were they swarmed in for photos and I could not get the sky shot, but the tree is much better than the stable!

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remaneo [2004-04-06 19:28:35 +0000 UTC]

nice pic!

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vividlilac In reply to remaneo [2004-04-07 13:12:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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rainflowers [2004-04-06 18:53:45 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful, and sad that there aren't as many as there used to be. They're such lovely birds..

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vividlilac In reply to rainflowers [2004-04-07 13:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it is very sad.. for the last few years many conservationist organizations have been working hard to try to get the Cooper's enlisted on the Endangered Species list, but well... hopefully they will succeed soon before the Cooper's numbers are too low...

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rainflowers In reply to vividlilac [2004-04-07 19:10:59 +0000 UTC]

I hope so..

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Dickie67 [2004-04-06 17:01:47 +0000 UTC]

I find these birds one of the most beautiful.
Fantastic shot.

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vividlilac In reply to Dickie67 [2004-04-07 20:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! .. and yes, they are very beautiful!

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guitarjohnny [2004-04-06 16:53:24 +0000 UTC]

I've seen a program on discovery how they fly trough the woods they are really amazing. again a great photo Shannon

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vividlilac In reply to guitarjohnny [2004-04-07 20:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you John!

I would love to see that show! I have read about how their bodies have adapted to living in the forests and how they are able to move so easily through the trees to hunt for their prey... incredible birds!

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THEDOC4 [2004-04-06 15:49:59 +0000 UTC]

WoW thats proper, i just love raptors and especially the goshawk!!!!! very fast and agile predator, nice shot.

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vividlilac In reply to THEDOC4 [2004-04-07 20:52:10 +0000 UTC]

I had seen the Goshawk several times at the Ren Fests, but this was the first time I had gotten close to one and was able to really appreciate it beauty and ferocity...

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Virdilak [2004-04-06 15:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, beautiful bird.. in 7th grade, my science teacher had a Goshawk he brought in, but it was way more grey than this one.. then again, that was a mature female, so. But yes, Stunning shot!

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vividlilac In reply to Virdilak [2004-04-07 20:57:42 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ...Yes they are! The immature Goshawks have brown feathers, and the mature ones have grey or bluish/grey freathers..

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aaliguasse [2004-04-06 14:38:07 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful! Intimidating, too. Beautiful yellow eyes and a cruel hooked beak. Just beautiful. Good work!

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vividlilac In reply to aaliguasse [2004-04-09 06:00:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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