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I received a Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 from KEH this afternoon so I headed to a park downtown to try it out. I also grabbed my Sigma 28-70mm in case I wanted to get something besides wide angle shots. Soon after getting to the park I saw a hawk flying by and landing in a tree near me. I switched to the Sigma and was able to get close enough to get some shots. He took off from the tree and landed in some high grass near me. As I watched he stuck his head into the grass and came up with a skink. I was able to get within 10 feet or so from him so I was able to get some good shots despite not having something like my 100-400. Here are some shots. Can anyone tell me what type of hawk this is?

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<blockquote data-quote="GvilleRick" data-source="post: 34488" data-attributes="member: 6036">I received a Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 from KEH this afternoon so I headed to a park downtown to try it out. I also grabbed my Sigma 28-70mm in case I wanted to get something besides wide angle shots. Soon after getting to the park I saw a hawk flying by and landing in a tree near me. I switched to the Sigma and was able to get close enough to get some shots. He took off from the tree and landed in some high grass near me. As I watched he stuck his head into the grass and came up with a skink. I was able to get within 10 feet or so from him so I was able to get some good shots despite not having something like my 100-400. Here are some shots. Can anyone tell me what type of hawk this is?[ATTACH=full]34290[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34291[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34292[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34293[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34294[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]34295[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GvilleRick, post: 34488, member: 6036"] I received a Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 from KEH this afternoon so I headed to a park downtown to try it out. I also grabbed my Sigma 28-70mm in case I wanted to get something besides wide angle shots. Soon after getting to the park I saw a hawk flying by and landing in a tree near me. I switched to the Sigma and was able to get close enough to get some shots. He took off from the tree and landed in some high grass near me. As I watched he stuck his head into the grass and came up with a skink. I was able to get within 10 feet or so from him so I was able to get some good shots despite not having something like my 100-400. Here are some shots. Can anyone tell me what type of hawk this is? [ATTACH type="full"]34290[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]34291[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]34292[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]34293[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]34294[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]34295[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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