Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Killer stare on the way


Here's a glimpse of what small birds fear from Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus).


Look away, then suddenly ...


... here comes the killer stare! Immature bird in Tyto this week.



4 comments:

  1. Wonderful. Great timing and got him looking right into the lens.

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  2. Just a fluke I'm afraid. But point enough lenses at enough birds and sometimes you get lucky.

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  3. You are being modest, again, Tony.
    "The Ayes have it"?
    The eyes tell me it is all in the concentration.
    Denis

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  4. Hi Denis: to paraphrase Churchill, a modest man with plenty to be modest about.

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