Fox Valley Red Tail
As I was walking into Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois one mid-summer day, I saw a big bird swoop down into a tree near the entrance of Marshall Field. Since I had my camera handy as I always do, I crept up to the tree where I saw this red tail hawk sitting maybe 12 feet up in the tree at most. He sat there quite some time, and I was able to get many pictures of him. But my point & shoot digital camera of the time was notorious for battery lag, and this was by far the best shot I had of him. That camera was only 5 megapixels and did not have a very long zoom, so this gives a good indication on how close I was able to get.
Fox Valley Red Tail
As I was walking into Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois one mid-summer day, I saw a big bird swoop down into a tree near the entrance of Marshall Field. Since I had my camera handy as I always do, I crept up to the tree where I saw this red tail hawk sitting maybe 12 feet up in the tree at most. He sat there quite some time, and I was able to get many pictures of him. But my point & shoot digital camera of the time was notorious for battery lag, and this was by far the best shot I had of him. That camera was only 5 megapixels and did not have a very long zoom, so this gives a good indication on how close I was able to get.