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Ross Forsyth
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Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by Ross Forsyth » Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:35 am

A small selection of images from a Sparrowhawk nest I was fortunate to be able to photograph on the 1st and 17th July here in Edinburgh,shows how quickly the appearance of these young birds changes.

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And on the 17th,lot more difficult to photograph them as they generally had branches in front of them and they are obviously a lot more mobile!
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Ross

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Morseman
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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by Morseman » Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:41 am

Nice.

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Post by deerhunter » Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:44 am

Super set of images, thanks for posting :thumb:
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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by xkekeith » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:15 pm

Excellent
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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by barrow758 » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:47 pm

superb set great light on the faces ,i,m uterly jealouse

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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by Andy_99 » Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:23 am

Beautiful

Fantastic set of images there :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by Alfie » Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:13 pm

Great set of pictures. Just a warning though there are restrictions on photographing nesting birds. Just check out the RSPB site before tackling any.http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/BIRDPHOT_tcm9-132648.pdf
I would say don't fall fowl of the law seeing the topic

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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by Ross Forsyth » Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:48 am

Alfie wrote:Great set of pictures. Just a warning though there are restrictions on photographing nesting birds. Just check out the RSPB site before tackling any.http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/BIRDPHOT_tcm9-132648.pdf
I would say don't fall fowl of the law seeing the topic
Indeed Alfie,wouldn`t be there if the bird was Schedule 1 or if it was causing any kind of discomfort for the birds.These shots were all taken with a 500mm with a 2x TC on and cropped.
The birds and chicks appear quite comfortable with me there as tend to come and sit to close for the camera (personally think they are taking the P!)

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Re: Sparrowhawk Chicks

Post by reheat module » Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:59 pm

Lovely work in capturing these.
Parents certainly look like they have their work cut out.
Great lighting on them, sometimes the dapple get can shadow the faces, but you've timed these well.
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