Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Sharp-shinned Ambush
  

Sharp-shinned Ambush

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by AnneSpiers from Prince George CA on 25 Aug 2025
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I did not see this Sharp-shinned Hawk until I heard all the rustling in a tree. So clever in finding its next meal - hiding in the shadows and then ambushing the American Gold finches in the tree!

  • Camera: NIKON D500
  • Focal: 600 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 9
tagged: hawk raptor ambush song bird goldfinch tree flying feathers accipiter animal accipitridae vertebrate beak wing bird_of_prey twig sharp-shinned_hawk falcon accipitriformes

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