Red Shoulders

I was hiking down one of my favorite local trails when all of a sudden the red-shouldered hawk I was photographing on a snag took off and came straight at me. She flew a foot or two above my head as a warning shot. It turns out she had a nest close by and did not want anything getting near her chicks. I continued on my way so she could get back to protecting the nest. Lee County | Bonita Springs, FL | April 11, 2019 1/2000 sec at f/8 | 200 ISO (2/3 EV) Nikon D850 | Nikon 200mm-500mm f/5.6 ED VR (Shot at 500mm & Cropped) Resolution: 3330 x 2220 Post Processing: Adobe Lightroom; Topaz Sharpen AI; Topaz Gigapixel AI *Includes: Full Resolution file & non-exclusive commercial rights See mor...View all