Birds of Prey

I went to the Teddy Roosevelt Bird Sanctuary in Oyster Bay this morning with a photography group I belong to. We got an up-close look at hawks, falcons and owls.

Great Horned Owl
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._dzcJk-L-1.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._K5G9N-L-1.jpg

Barred Owl
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._imHKF-L-1.jpg

Harris Hawk
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._me5P9-L-1.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._NFh6p-L-1.jpg

Red Tailed Hawk
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._GV2Ha-L-1.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._Q7ibr-L-1.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._n4tso-L-1.jpg

Screech Owl (yes, he's missing an eye)
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._Nq4he-L-1.jpg

Merlin Falcon (I didn't ask if they had a Maltese Falcon :wink: )
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._bQm96-L-1.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/5..._BgfBJ-L-1.jpg

We were shooting in the shade, so I had the ISO bumped up and I'm not crazy about the quality on some of them. Next time, I'll bring my 70-200 f/2.8 with me, getting some extra aperture should help with the ISO.

Awesome, I was way into these guys when I was younger. I guess it came from my Uncle, who would point out all the different birds he'd see. Turns out I grew up working with birds after all, Blackhawks.

Moose, the quality and color look amazing. Excellent work! Thanks for posting.