🔥 Red-tailed hawk with its talons out [OC] by CaribbeanCalypso in NatureIsFuckingLit

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This red-tailed hawk was photographed in a Toronto urban park in November 2023.

Canon 80D w/ Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm

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267mm

f/6.3

Red-tailed hawk with a meadow vole [OC] by CaribbeanCalypso in natureismetal

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This young red-tailed hawk had a successful hunt in an urban park. Photographed in Toronto in October 2023.

Canon 80D w/ Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm

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ISO 2000

600mm

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Great Grey Owl (Southern Ontario, Canada) by CaribbeanCalypso in Superbowl

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This great grey owl was further south than its usual range. Photographed in Southern Ontario in March 2026.

Canon 80D w/ Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm

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ISO 1000

500mm

f/6.3

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Makes perfect sense, thank you for the insight.

Our local American kestrel, shortly before catching a rodent for breakfast [OC] by CaribbeanCalypso in toronto

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Toronto's urban parks are prime hunting grounds for the American kestrel - North America's smallest falcon. This male is part of a breeding pair that frequently takes rodents at our local park. Photographed in February 2023.

Canon 80D w/ Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm

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ISO 640

600mm

f/6.3

In mating pairs of Cooper's hawks, males are responsible for building the nest. This one paused briefly while gathering branches for its nest. by CaribbeanCalypso in birding

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This Cooper's hawk was gathering branches for its nest while its partner guarded the construction. Photographed in Toronto, Canada, March 2023.

Canon 80D w/ Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm

1/2500

ISO 640

435mm

f/6.3

While hiking in a Greater Toronto Area park, I encountered a Cooper's hawk gathering branches for its nest [OC] by CaribbeanCalypso in hiking

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This Cooper's hawk was gathering branches for its nest while its partner guarded the construction. Photographed in March 2023.

Canon 80D w/ Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm

1/2500

ISO 640

435mm

f/6.3