Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk in flight was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This Bald Eagle Portrait was taken at the Raptor Fest in Prospect Park. The picture of this Bald Ealge was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

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The pictures of these Turkey Vultures were taken in Doodletown near Bear Mountain, New York. The picture of these Turkey Vultures were taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens.

This is one of the first times that I have been lucky enough to be able to take pictures of a Turkey Vulture preening and looking very grand!

Bald Eagle (immature) in flight over Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
Not only was it special to see a Bald Eagle in flight over the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge, in addition the sight and sound of the nearly thousand snow geese all taking off at once was truly amazing.

The picture of this Snow Goose in flight with the Empire State Building was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Snow Goose in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It might seem that this picture was a lucky accident. I took lots of pictures of the Snow Geese in flight. There were hundreds of Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge this past Saturday.

The picture of this Bald Eagle taking off from an ice flow in the Hudson River was taken from Stony Point, NY. The picture of this Bald Eagle was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I made a couple of trips to view the Bald Eagles on the Hudson River. They are magnificent to see but really hard for me to get a good close up picture. I took this picture from Stony Point, New York which is on the West Side of the Hudson River.

The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken in Thompkins Square Park in the East Village New York. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I have been exploring more of my local neighborhood for birds since it has been difficult to get around too far because of the snow. The two times this weekend I visited Thompkins Square Park, I was able to get pictures of this beautiful Red-tailed Hawk as he was perched on a snowy branch in the middle of Thompkins Square Park.

The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken on Avenue C and 10th Street in the East Village in New York City. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens.

This Red-Tailed Hawk landed on the railing of my balcony in the East Village. Does not get much better than this when I can take a picture of a Red-tailed Hawk from the warmth of my livingroom.

The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken on Avenue C in New York City. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens.

I still cannot believe that this bird landed right on the rail of my balcony on the 12th floor in the East Village and I was there to see him at 8:30 in the morning. He was comfortably perched checking out the hood and of course the many little house sparrows, pigeons and starlings one can see from my balcony.

My camera was conveniently ready to go,including my tripod, which I really needed since I was shaking with excitement. More pictures to come.

The picture of this Osprey in flight was taken in Everglades National Park near Everglades City, Florida. The picture of this Osprey was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This is a new composition decision for me to crop out some of the bird to create a more dynamic image. Or put another way – to try to salvage a good picture when the bird flew out of the picture frame. I had to add more blue sky on the bottom which of course for photoshop is a no brainer.