Also at the air show

[QuietOne]

There were two hawks, one with lunch in talon. Ghastly light to shoot in - it was dark again and they were against a layer of flat, gray clouds. Hopefully the pp isn't too horrible.

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[Hillbillygirl]

Very cool captures. Not bad at all, considering the conditions, especially second shot.

[edG]

nice captures!!

[QuietOne]

Thanks, folks. Maybe next time it will be a bit lighter.

[OWLP]

Very good action shots. What is the prey?

[Bambi]

that second shot is a winner!

[QuietOne]

Thank you, Bambi and Owlp. Owlp, I can just see a short tail in both photos, especially the second one, so I'm guessing the prey is a gopher. It's a little too big to be a whistle pig. Both are all over the place right now.

I didn't actually see whatever it was caught. There was a second hawk trying to get it from the first, I think, and the second hawk was being harassed by a bird about the size of a red wing. I couldn't tell for sure that was what the bird was, but they're all over the place, too, and have a habit of dive bombing hawks.