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p.1 #1 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

I wish Ravens and Crows would stop pestering raptors, but until they do, it's fascinating to watch the interaction...While driving in my Tundra I saw a WTK being blown by the wind in a tree on the other side of the street, hanging precariously on to a single branch. I immediately pulled a U, parked and got out my 7D/500 f4 on the BushHawk (Don't Leave Home Without It!

) Soon an "unkindness" of ravens (yup, that's the name for a flock of ravens, I just looked it up

) comes along -- and I watched the show. All shot in RAW, run through and converted to JPEG in Canon DPP, and further tweaked in PSPx3. Questions, comments and critiques welcome.

Best Wishes,
Steve

Just Minding His Business, Scanning The Area...
Canon EOS 7D 500 mm f/8.0 1/1000 sec 200 ISO -0.3 EV

Uh-Oh, I Sense Someone Is Behind Me...Maybe If I Ignore Him, He'll Go Away...
Canon EOS 7D 500 mm f/9.0 1/1000 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV

YIKES!
Canon EOS 7D 500 mm f/6.3 1/2500 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV

What The......? Can't We All Just Get Along???!!
Canon EOS 7D 500 mm f/6.3 1/2500 sec 200 ISO 0.0 EV

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Nov 16, 2012 at 12:28 PM

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p.1 #2 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Nice behavior set Steve. Our crows actually help locate our raptors in the distance. They make great spotters.

Nov 16, 2012 at 12:44 PM

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p.1 #3 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Herb Houghton wrote:
Nice behavior set Steve. Our crows actually help locate our raptors in the distance. They make great spotters.

That's looking at it on the positive side, Herb! You're right, whenever I see a raven or crow "divebombing" something I can't see, I know it's a raptor...

Thanks!

Steve

Nov 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM

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p.1 #4 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Nice

Nov 16, 2012 at 01:25 PM

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sritri wrote:
Nice

Thanks Shreeni!

Steve

Nov 16, 2012 at 01:31 PM

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p.1 #6 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Lovely series, Steve--Rotator cuff all better? Sure looks like it.

Nov 16, 2012 at 04:00 PM

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p.1 #7 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Super shots that really show their size relative to one another.
Eric

Nov 16, 2012 at 04:10 PM

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p.1 #8 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Great shots, Steve

Pesky bastards!

Nov 16, 2012 at 04:14 PM

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p.1 #9 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Great shots

Howard

Nov 16, 2012 at 06:26 PM

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p.1 #10 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Love them WTK. Excellent captures Steve.
Dan

Nov 16, 2012 at 06:28 PM

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p.1 #11 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Super interaction Steve, well captured.
David

Nov 16, 2012 at 07:00 PM

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p.1 #12 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

a very nice set Steve

Nov 16, 2012 at 08:22 PM

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p.1 #13 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Great job Steve.

Rob

Nov 16, 2012 at 10:57 PM

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p.1 #14 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Way to go Steve

Nov 16, 2012 at 11:00 PM

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p.1 #15 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Good set Steve. I like the last one best.

Nov 17, 2012 at 01:20 AM

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p.1 #16 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

The second is quite an image and you handled a huge exposure challenge. The last is a beauty.

Morris

Nov 17, 2012 at 01:31 AM

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p.1 #17 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Fantastic set of behavioural images, Steve! Last is a real beauty!

Nov 17, 2012 at 01:51 AM

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p.1 #18 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Nice action and very nice shots Steve ~ Ron

Nov 17, 2012 at 01:57 AM

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p.1 #19 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Great sequence. I'd say the kite sure was hanging on.

Nov 17, 2012 at 04:34 AM

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p.1 #20 · White-tailed Kite And Raven (4x)

Great job on these, Steve! Enjoyed the images as much as reading your comments

The last one is my pick

Socrate

Nov 17, 2012 at 04:14 PM

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