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Aerial Stare

This red‑tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) passed nearby but high overhead. I wanted to catch a shot at the maximum focal length of my setup, but there just wasn’t enough time. The challenge with long focal lengths is that the closer they bring the subject, the narrower the field of view becomes—so actually finding and locking onto a flying bird gets a lot harder.

So this image was taken at the minimum focal length of my rig, 280mm. It’s not quite as crisp as I like, but honestly, it’s hard to complain when a hawk is staring straight back at you.

Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:

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"A red‑tailed hawk soars overhead, its wings stretched to their full, commanding span against a clear, endless blue sky. The bird is captured from below, giving the impression that you’re standing directly beneath it as it glides effortlessly on open air. Sunlight pours across its underside, revealing the intricate pattern of pale feathers streaked with warm browns and soft golds. Its broad wings form a shallow V, each primary feather splayed like the fingers of an open hand. The hawk’s tail fans out behind it in a glowing wash of reddish‑orange—the unmistakable signature of its species—lit so brightly it seems almost translucent. What makes the moment electric is the hawk’s gaze. Its head is angled downward, and its sharp, amber‑dark eyes appear to lock directly onto the viewer, as if it has paused mid‑flight to study whoever stands below. The expression is intense, assessing, utterly self‑possessed—the look of a predator who misses nothing. The background is nothing but sky, a clean, uninterrupted canvas that makes the hawk’s form feel even more powerful and solitary. It’s a portrait of mastery in motion: a raptor suspended in light, wings wide, eyes fixed, owning the air." - Microsoft Copilot

Coy Pearson - Official Website

This is the website of Coy Pearson. Shop for nature art, wildlife art, bird art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, and other products. Retired soldier.
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Six Double-crested Cormorants reflecting.

Potomac River at Riley's Lock this morning.

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A long branch rises a few feet out of a foggy river. Six dark birds perched on the branch are reflected in the still water.
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PremiÚre fois que j'arrive à photographier une mésange bleue! Elles sont toujours plus craintives que les autres, du moins au Jardin Public de Bordeaux.
Alors ok, je suis restée plus d'une heure devant cet arbre, en attendant qu'elle reste suffisamment pour une photo, mais ça valait le coup! ^^ #photography #birdphotography
Photo d'une mésange bleue perchée sur un arbre aux petites fleurs roses foncées.
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A male blackbird is perched on a hawthorn bush
Portrait of a blackbird with its beak raised
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Borbness is more than a matter of shape. It's a matter of attitude.

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Fluffy round female bushtit with attitude.
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