hawk at Leeds Castle

[briansquibb]

Not sure what this is

m5 70-200L II @f4
1/125
iso 250


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Brian

[colin C]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

Well, without any size reference, it looks bigger than a Sparrow Hawk and smaller than a Buzzard. Too stocky for a Kite and totally wrong for a Peregrine, so that leaves me with a Goshawk.

Could be a non UK bird and there are hundreds of them, but assuming UK I would stick with Juvenile Goshawk.

[briansquibb]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

I was pleased with this from the quality of the picture from such a cheap little thing. The M5 gives good pictures from static objects but not from fast moving …. seems not to focus quick enough

I am still working out weather to keep the M5 along with either my 7D or the 1DX2 - it is a hard decision. I would consider just having 2 mirrorless and ending up with a R and M50.

Lens I am happy with - 16-35 F2.8 II, 24-105 II, 70-200II and 100-400II would be the core - and then various non zooms such as 135 f2, 200 f2.8 and the 600F4 are keepers.



Next test is to go back and take similar pictures with the 7D II

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Brian

[Trev B]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

I will go with Goshawk pos juvenile

[Swanny48]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

Could be a non UK bird and there are hundreds of them, but assuming UK I would stick with Juvenile Goshawk.

Leeds Castle run bird of prey experiences and displays and most of the birds are non UK.

John

[tigerburnie]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

That's a Buzzard, not a Goshawk, nice shots

[pelliott1954]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

Nicely caught Brian, good feather detail

Paul

[colin C]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

Now that I have seen the side shot, Buzzard seems a likely candidate, but the black stripe above the eye and the lighter patch above originally swayed me toward Goshawk, plus Brian's title of "Hawk" at Leeds Castle.

[tigerburnie]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_goshawk#/media/File:Jastrz%C4%85b_mlody.jpg

A Juvenile Goshawk for comparison.

[Dawesy]

Re: hawk at Leeds Castle

Nice close up and the bird is definitely a Buzzard