bird photography : red-shouldered hawk

A sunset drive through Pebble Beach and Carmel-by-the-Sea revealed this Red-shouldered Hawk perched atop his own 'Bird Rock' (just across the road from the famed 17-Mile Drive landmark of the same name).

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/640 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: September 16, 2007 9:28 pm Location: 17-Mile Drive / Pebble Beach, CA