Video of Red Tailed Hawk in High Park

[angelicque]

Hello! My name is Angel and i am new to the board

i am also fairly new to birding, only one year in and still vastly deft to most species...i am still learning
i am also no expert at photographing - it is my passion, but only a hobby.

i also like to take videos with my camera if i am able to, and i got an excellent video of a red tailed hawk devouring a squirrel in High Park a few weeks ago, you can see the video here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=g705qv_BQmA

Photo:


he/she was very comfortable with people standing around and gawking while he/she ate. showed no signs of nervousness at all, which allowed me to get fairly close, as in almost directly underneath where he/she was perched. it was the closest i have ever gotten to a wild hawk, and definitely an experience i will never forget


the places my husband and i frequent in the area are high park, lambton woods, tommy thompson park, samuel smith park, humber bay park, and the humber marshes. we plan on exploring more places in the east end this fall!

i have many more videos and photos if anyone wishes to see them!
i am very glad i found this forum

[killdozer]

Welcome! I, too only just found the forum a little while ago, but have received some useful info and feedback.

Love the photo-- I also managed to photograph a red-tail who was squirrel-hunting this week. Mine was in London ON:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartimmonen/1506440978/

Not quite as dramatic as your pic, but I considered myself lucky to get such a clear shot.

stuart

[Andreas Jonsson]

Welcome to the forum angelicque!

Please share you photos (but do so in the Bird Photo Corner, unless they are associated with a particular report). I'd love to see them.

[Ann Brokelman]

Angelicque:

Where did you see the red tailed hawk?  Great video.  Wonderful shots.  

Love to see the hawk.

Ann