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A Regular Visitor
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A Regular Visitor (Accipiter striatus)

Sharp-shinned Hawk — This small hawk visits often, looking for a meal of one of the little birds at the feeder area. NX Studio used to crop, adjust levels, and sharpen.
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Habitat
Sparse suburban, semi-arid, about 1000’ elevation
Location
San Diego County, California (Jamul)
Date taken
October 16, 2022
Scientific name
Accipiter striatus
Equipment used
Nikon Z50 with Nikkor 50-300 (at 300mm)
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/500, F5.6, ISO Auto(800) Handheld
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Stanley Jones
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WOW, awesome Accipiter and a brilliant close-up. Great focus, dof, colors, eye contact, feather detail, and background. Top-marks Jamulbob!
 
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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That's such a beautifully taken picture of this handsome hawk Jamulbob.

Very well done - many thanks for showing him to us.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Jamulbob
Date added
View count
494
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z 50
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
DS1_17538_198.JPG
File size
5.2 MB
Date taken
Sun, 16 October 2022 1:24 PM
Dimensions
2644px x 1954px

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