wildlightphoto Posted November 18, 2008 Share #1 Posted November 18, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The California Raptor Center (Raptor Center) is a rehabilitation and rescue center operated by the University of California at Davis as a training facility for veterinary students. The Raptor Center held an open house last weekend where several non-releasable birds were on public display: These birds are non-releasable because of permanent injuries or imprinting. The Raptor Center releases about 60% of the birds taken in each year. Technical stuff: R8/DMR 350mm f/4.8 Telyt-R UET-R extension tube shoulder stock & monopod Exposures were between 1/60 and 1/125 sec at f/4.8 All comments welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Hi wildlightphoto, Take a look here California Raptor Center. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted November 18, 2008 Share #2 Posted November 18, 2008 Doug - These are fabulous, of course. While you're there you might want to look up my friend Sallie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted November 18, 2008 Share #3 Posted November 18, 2008 Wow! And, at those slow shutter speeds! Simply magnificent. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StFreud Posted November 18, 2008 Share #4 Posted November 18, 2008 Finest birds fotos, really great. Regards, SF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted November 18, 2008 Share #5 Posted November 18, 2008 Doug- Outstanding series! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 18, 2008 Share #6 Posted November 18, 2008 The more you study these amimals, the more perfect they seem. I had a hawk in my neighborhood for a while until he /she cleaned up all the small rodents like chipmonks. It was marvelous to watch to the bird land in a small tree in my yard. He would sit there for hours moving nothing but his head a few degrees searching for prey. Being motionless, he was not noticed by the prey and therefore becomes his own hunting blind. When he found something, he could move like pure lighting. They are all adapted to one thing extremely well for their survival. The owl shown looks like he has fancy eyes. In actuality, he can focus sound with the feathers around the ears. And he can hear small moles under the snow at great distance. He leaves his perch and will dive on a patch of snow and unbury the mole. The falcon can go into a stoop or fast dive up to 200 MPH. Nothing gets away and he spots prey from 2000 feet up. Nature is marvelous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 18, 2008 Share #7 Posted November 18, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Doug - I forwarded the photos to my friend Sallie. She respnded with: Thanks. These four are all old friends - someone had them out that day, I guess. Sallie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted November 19, 2008 Doug - I forwarded the photos to my friend Sallie. She respnded with: Thanks. These four are all old friends - someone had them out that day, I guess. Sallie Thanks Stu, I had no idea your friend was at the Raptor Center at UC Davis. Perhaps she was there on Saturday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 19, 2008 Share #9 Posted November 19, 2008 Don't know. I've given her your URL. Perhaps she'll contact you. She is a very bright and fascinating individual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted November 22, 2008 Share #10 Posted November 22, 2008 Very nice a Wow indeed. Cheers Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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