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Sparrowhawk in the birdbath (Accipiter nisus)

I know I've been posting a lot of Sparrowhawk pictures lately but I couldn't resist this one. It was unexpected to say the least but I suppose even Sparrowhawks have to cool off sometimes. No other bathers for some reason...
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Habitat
Birdbath in garden
Location
Kagghamra, Grödinge, Sweden
Date taken
29th September 2024
Scientific name
Accipiter nisus
Equipment used
Canon R7, adapter, Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM Mark II
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Reactions: claves_10, Ignatius, Alexander Stöhr and 2 others
bievreJJ
marvelous capture of this beautiful hawk, monopolising the bath, Graham, wonderful pose and superb details, love it, congratulations, many tfs!!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
Macswede
Date added
View count
38
Comment count
2

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
640
Filename
6M4A4660.jpg
File size
322.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 29 September 2024 11:20 AM
Dimensions
1500px x 1000px

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