Swainsons Hawk and Fledgling

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birds, birds of prey, prescott az, raptors, swainsons hawk

Swainsons Hawk and Fledgling, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

The fledgling in the nest is in the lower left of the photo, only its head is visible.

 

More photos of these birds are here, come and see:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/dagnygromer/sets/72157627075930863/

Hummingbird Approaching Feeder

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birds, hummingbird, prrescott az

Hummingbird Approaching Feeder, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

Taken with Nikon D80, Nikkor 70-200mm lens, f 5.6 1/125th second. Off camera Nikon SB 900 flash, 3 feet from camera left, used to slow down wing motion. I like this motion blur on the wings.
Later we are going to try and completely freeze the wings, will post results