bird photography : red-shouldered hawk

This was one of several Red-shouldered Hawks I spied at the Orlando Wetlands Park; one had perched in the same stand of trees as an Osprey, several cormorants, a Great Blue Heron, and a small flock of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks.

Equipment: Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 300mm f4L IS with 1.4x Teleconverter Settings: f8; 1/1000 sec.; focal length at 420 mm; ISO 200 Date: May 1, 2008 6:14 pm Location: Orlando Wetlands Park / Christmas, FL