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Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

This winter right around New Years, I was on Cape Cod and ventured to the beach. I found a Redtailed Hawk in my path and decided to make a new friend.

So... how close would GPFontaine get to a live wild hawk?

See for yourself.

No Zoom

No Zoom

3x Zoom

No Zoom

Taken by the person well behind me, this gives a good idea as to where I was in relation to the hawk:

3x Zoom

I also have a video. I'll work on getting that embedded for you guys to all see.

If for some reason you wish to see one of these images in full resolution please let me know and I'll link it.

Posted: Mar 02 2009 05:33 pm

..I'm still not voting for SoilderHawk. This Is A Joke

Posted: Mar 02 2009 05:46 pm

SevereFlame wrote:

..I'm still not voting for SoilderHawk. This Is A Joke

And just when I was planning to vote for you because of your awesome Zelda campaign banner. </3 Crying

Okay seriously, GP, those photos are AMAZING. I would love to get that kind of view of a red tail. Closest I have been though is under a streetlight that one was perched on. (See the poetry thread lol.) He's so beautiful. (Or she...I can't really tell. I think he though.) I wonder why he let you get that close? Just used to people, or wanted to defend his dinner?

My favorite pic is the one of him looking up straight into the camera. Raptors have the most magnificent, steady gazes when they're sizing something up.

God that's pretty. Thanks for posting.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

And here is the video:

Posted: Mar 02 2009 05:59 pm

^ Wow. Just wow. Love the way he picks...looks up...picks...looks up. That hawk has some balls to stand that close to a person. I guess they just aren't scared of much (or he's really used to people.)

Thanks again GP.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

He is a juvenile hawk. Full sized, but still young.

He just made a kill and was guarding it. In that region during the winter, a hawk of its size doesn't have many natural predators, but it would be very hungry.

I probably outweighed it nearly 60 to 1, but its talons are fucking huge and razor sharp.

Posted: Mar 02 2009 06:52 pm

SoldierHawk wrote:

SevereFlame wrote:

..I'm still not voting for SoilderHawk. This Is A Joke

And just when I was planning to vote for you because of your awesome Zelda campaign banner. </3 Crying

Obviously you do not see the This Is A Joke

Anyway, the video is great. What's with the shaky camera though? Throws me off.

Posted: Mar 02 2009 06:56 pm

SevereFlame wrote:

SoldierHawk wrote:

SevereFlame wrote:

..I'm still not voting for SoilderHawk. This Is A Joke

And just when I was planning to vote for you because of your awesome Zelda campaign banner. </3 Crying

Obviously you do not see the This Is A Joke

I guess I should have added

to my comment. Razz

Posted: Mar 02 2009 07:26 pm

The title of this thread is misleading. Razz

Cool pics btw. Cool

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

SevereFlame wrote:

Anyway, the video is great. What's with the shaky camera though? Throws me off.

Under my feet are about 15-18" wide boards covered in 8" of snow. To the right is a marsh with 8" of snow on top of the most disgusting water you can imagine.

When I was moving to get a better camera angle, I lost the footing with my right foot and had to make a decision: either hold the camera steady, or rebalance myself to avoid falling into the water and freaking out the bird.

None the less, even with my poor footing, I think I did an ok job.

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awesome GP

Posted: Mar 02 2009 10:46 pm

You is a bitch hacker, once a bitch always a bitch and you sir are a bitch. Don't matter if I be intoximacated, you are a biatch ma fucka.

THats fuckin coo shit GP

Posted: Mar 02 2009 10:50 pm

anorexorcist wrote:

You is a bitch hacker, once a bitch always a bitch and you sir are a bitch. Don't matter if I be intoximacated, you are a biatch ma fucka.

THats fuckin coo shit GP

...you're drunk again aren't you?

Posted: Mar 02 2009 11:13 pm

Blackout wrote:

The title of this thread is misleading. Razz

Cool pics btw. Cool

I wish I could have some real Hawk Adventures.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

ThatGuy wrote:

Blackout wrote:

The title of this thread is misleading. Razz

Cool pics btw. Cool

I wish I could have some real Hawk Adventures.

What makes my hawk adventure not real?

Posted: Mar 02 2009 11:30 pm

SevereFlame wrote:

anorexorcist wrote:

You is a bitch hacker, once a bitch always a bitch and you sir are a bitch. Don't matter if I be intoximacated, you are a biatch ma fucka.

THats fuckin coo shit GP

...you're drunk again aren't you?

Nah.....

Haha that guy, u just said u wanna bone soldier hawk, I dunno, with that military background, if you want tha lady to take control, she's ur gal

Posted: Mar 02 2009 11:57 pm

Awkward

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:09 am

NO....YOU ARE. Fuck I'm good, I love you Blackout.

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:33 am

GPFontaine wrote:

ThatGuy wrote:

Blackout wrote:

The title of this thread is misleading. Razz

Cool pics btw. Cool

I wish I could have some real Hawk Adventures.

What makes my hawk adventure not real?

It's funny because sex.

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:33 am

ThatGuy wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

ThatGuy wrote:

Blackout wrote:

The title of this thread is misleading. Razz

Cool pics btw. Cool

I wish I could have some real Hawk Adventures.

What makes my hawk adventure not real?

It's funny because sex.

They have the mind of children, GP. Your married brain need not go there. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:34 am

Or I AM a children.

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:39 am

I EAT children.

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:40 am

I think you might be drunk.

Posted: Mar 03 2009 12:43 am

I think I eat hydro pump for breakfast! Bring yo Ferlaigator on!

I won;t derail this shit. Seriously GP, that is some cool stuff, I wish I could get that close to something like that, with my luck it would kill me though but it'd be a good story.

Posted: Mar 03 2009 01:51 am

I call false (implied) advertising, but awesome footage noentheless. Beats the hell out of my scorpion corpse video.