Through the mist and frosty air : the mills of Kinderdijk on a cold February morning, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands

based on Bastion Edwards's Hawkeye.

waiting in the buckeye on a foggy morning

Thank you for your visits, thoughts and inspiration!!

Broad Winged Hawk

Lower Darnley, PEI

Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash with flipped lens

Verichrome Pan, expired 1984

I spotted and photographed this bird in a local willow tree today down by our village lake and I have temporarily named this little guy Hawkeye, but I am unsure exactly what it is. The colouring is mostly accurate, but on the wing area, there was an out of focus leaf or twig much closer to the camera that has given it an apparent yellowish tint on the shoulder. It was very tricky to catch an uninterrupted view through all the twigs and branches. I have managed to narrow it down to either a Brown Goshawk, or maybe a Collared Sparrowhawk. I'm leaning towards the Collared Sparrowhawk for now. Apparently the plumage and colouring on these two birds is remarkably similar, but one is much bigger than the other. This seemed fairly small to my eye, For my fellow Aussie birders, it was maybe a similar size to a rosella - perhaps even slightly smaller. Very hard to tell. Any help with ID much appreciated! Either way, this is one for me to tick off my list of unseen birds as I haven't spotted either of them before.

(Now confirmed as a Collared Sparrowhawk - many thanks to all those who chipped in!)

Buzzard.

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Sparrowhawk (f.) in our garden, Fauldhouse, Scotland.

Bird of prey at Beulieu Motor Museum and Gardens

Birds of prey have a number of adaptations that make their eyesight especially good. The first thing, that is obvious here, is that both eyes point forward giving them great binocular vision for judging distances. Prey species have eyes on the sides of their head giving them all-round vision but the compromise is they have poor binocular vision. Here's a face-on Woodcock, a prey species, showing the different eye positioning: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/49683418456/in/photolist Birds of prey also have tube-shaped eyes which increases the size of the image on the retina (a bit like having a bigger screen on the back of your camera). Birds of prey have about five times more receptors per square mm than humans giving fantastic resolution. This is like comparing a 5 megapixel camera with a 25 megapixel camera. The fovea is the part of the eye with the greatest concentration of receptors giving the greatest visual acuity. But birds of prey also have a second fovea in a "pit" which will give an even larger resolution image if they "switch" to using that fovea. Interestingly, Condors which feed by scavenging don't have the second fovea that most birds of prey have, as they don't need such great visual acuity. The Caracaras which feed by walking on the ground also lack this second fovea. And finally birds of prey have a ridge over the eye giving them that fierce look, but this is also critical in protecting their eyes. Look how vulnerable an Ostrich eye is in comparison: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/33908387402/in/photolist

This young male Sparrowhawk had just caught a male House Sparrow in my back garden a few days back. I already uploaded a sideways view but this face-on view was dramatically different, so I thought I'd upload it too.

Cooper's Hawk, Glendale, Missouri. I'd prefer a more natural perch for this guy, but I like the glowing orange eye and the background isn't bad...

Harris Hawk at the Bristol Renaissance Faire.

Photo taken at the weekend of this amazing wild juvenile Goshawk just look at the intensity of those eyes. (Thanks for viewing my photos)

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk scanning the fields at Middle Creek WMA, Lancaster County, PA.

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This wild red shouldered hawk was not at all bothered by my presence. Press "Z' to view detail.

I ran across this Hawk just after finding the Great Horned Owl. I don't think it's a Red Tailed hawk, maybe a Red Shouldered. Any help?

My wildlife album: www.flickr.com/photos/gotfish_mb/sets/72157604955724732

Hawkeye flipped lens

Neopan

Lith Moersch SE 5

Paper Dalco Dalbroma (it is made in The Netherlands, Soestduinen and it is from between 1960-1975)

Whilst Q198 did their thing at Joliet Yard, an eastbound IAIS decided to pay a visit with a classic GEVO/SD38-2 pair up front. The right sources kept me up in the action without missing a beat. UD Tower, Joliet IL.

Sparrowhawk in our garden, the image is a bit soft as it was shot through a double glazed patio door. I grabbed this first then slowly started opening the door but it must have seen me & flew away :(

Fauldhouse, West Lothian

Tactical airborne early warning aircraft.

A Cooper's hawk perches and looks for a snack in the garden!

My "Weapon of Choice" for this year's 620 Day.

1/640s f/2.8 ISO200

Barn on the edge of Hawkeye

Another from the archives! A female sparrowhawk seen at RSPB Marshside back in March 2008.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Female Kestrel sitting above her nest site and starting to entice the youngsters to fledge.

Commercialisé entre 1949 et 1961. Pièce de ma collection :)

A real panicking among our small resident birds yesterday, caused by a brief visit to our back garden from this Sparrowhawk!!! :-0

The camera wasn't ready, so I only managed a few rather poor quality shots of him!

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye VAW-120 165812 US Navy 657 Greyhawks

Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft

Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022

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#DoodlewashMay2025 prompt: Hawk Eye.

Kuretake Managaka Zig Pigment pen & Artistro Watercolor on WHS 150 Cold Press Vintage Watercolor paper.

I’ve been using this 70 year old paper without many problems, but on this new sheet the color did not want go down, and would hardly move. Hopefully, it will be the only piece like this.

Kuretake Managaka Zig Pigment pen & Artistro Watercolor on WHS 150 Cold Press Vintage Watercolor paper.

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At the Oregon International Air Show.