I am not looking at you

kathy s gillentine

I am not looking at you

this red shoulder hawk hangs out here all the time in the wooded area behind my house, I was studing and felt something looking at me, and it was this hawk. She has allowed me to get within 6 feet of her. Ft. Myers, Florida
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I am not looking at you by kathy s gillentine
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  • BigD

    BigD

    OMG, Kathy, this is great and wowser!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Big D, your the best

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    Wow, Kathy, what great detail you captured! Love the title, too. – Cora

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Cora, she refused to look at me lol

  • Kazzoom IPA

    Kazzoom IPA

    stunning Kathy

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Kaz

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    LOL, I think she/he is!
    Great shot Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks tereza, it is a girl, i looked it up…she was just being snooty with me. lol

  • linifer

    linifer

    wow! fantastic capture! snt it unusual to get so close to a hawk?.. maybe he likes getting his pic taken!!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    thank you so much, yes they normally will run off from you, this one was raised in my back yard…and likes to mess with me.lol

  • CynLynn

    CynLynn

    wow Kathy!! what a beauty!! super details here!! love it!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much, this one loves to mess with me, I have had her swoop about 4 feet from me. lol

  • Jonice

    Jonice

    Kathy..awesome shot! So crisp and clear!!! Jonice

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you jonice

  • OZZREBELXTI

    OZZREBELXTI

    TRuly great shot well done.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz

    beautiful image… nicely done…

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks george

  • MClementReilly

    MClementReilly

    Great shot!!
    ... I am so jealous.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Reilly, and I am jealous of your night shots :)

  • noffi

    noffi

    Kathy…..

    What more can I say? This needs to be featured at the very least. Liz

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Liz, we will see if someone feels the same

  • Paul Manning

    Paul Manning

    Outstanding and well titled!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot Paul

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Wow, Wow, Wow, excellent capture Kathy.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much Rosalie

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Oooh!!! ATTITUDE!!!!......... very cool shot!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot Wendi, she has attitude alright. lol

  • Anne-Marie Bokslag

    Anne-Marie Bok...

    Cool shot Kathy! Ehh btw what is he looking at …lol

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks, she wasn’t looking at anything…she was be snooty to me. lol

  • Jawaher

    Jawaher

    OH Kathy. This is great. So clear and what great color. I can see every feather and distinguish the pupil in her eye. How awesome that she lets you get that close. Val

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot Val

  • WayoftheWarrior

    WayoftheWarrior

    BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Nailed it…...............awesome!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    wow, thanks Tony, that meets alot to me coming from you

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Sensational detail and crispness here.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Steve

  • BigD

    BigD

    Congratulations you have been featured in Canon DSLR group. BigD

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    wooo hooo thank you

  • Fern Design

    Fern Design

    lol love this… congrats on the feature…

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

  • Steve Buffington

    Steve Buffington

    What detail!!! Great job. How come you get shots of these guys and I only see them as little specs in the sky. It does not seem fair.

  • Steve Buffington

    Steve Buffington

    What detail!!! How come you get all these great hawk shots and all I see of them is little specs floating in the sky! Life is certainly not fair.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Steve, I see them all the time, maybe because we are flat land here… so they have to be seen.lol

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    This is a beautiful shot!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much Sharon

  • Daniel Doyle

    Daniel Doyle

    This is just beautiful Kathy, I like your art work it all nice. Thanks for sharing, LOL….......;o) Daniel.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Daniel

  • Lars Klottrup

    Lars Klottrup

    Nice texture! :-)

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot lars

  • Luann Ryan

    Luann Ryan

    OMG this is awesome, I also have some in my area and darned if I could get a great shot like this…

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks alot, I was suprised she allowed me to get that close to her

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    amaaazing!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • John Wright

    John Wright

    Great pose, amazing detail, it is so crisp! 6 feet!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks John, she lets me get really close to her

  • Wayne Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    This is beautiful Kathy, a great expression too.
    Cheers,
    Wayne

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you Wayne

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    The red-shouldered hawks are my fav…........they are plentiful up here in Alberta, Canada….......

    Such a WONDERFUL capture Kathy!! Bravo!!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

    You have blown me away with this shot ! It is glorious ! Perfect sharpness and clarity with each little feather shown in detail. This is a trophy shot if ever there was one

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you, she was a great model

  • Glenda Remaklus

    Glenda Remaklus

    OH MY GOODNESS….......! Awsome that she will let you get so close. How thrilling.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks, she isn’t afraid of me at all

  • Malcolm Chant

    Malcolm Chant

    What an awsome capture, this is trully THE best Shot, I’m going to favorite this one.

    Malcolm

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you so much

  • Glenda Remaklus

    Glenda Remaklus

    P.S. She knows that you will not hurt her and fully trusts you.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    she knows when I get mad at her for chasing the doves around, he sits there and stares back at me, I would never hurt her

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Great capture…nicely done.

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks so much

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    such a wonderful capture , Kathy !. and I adore that title :)))

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks she is something else lol

  • Jim Sugrue

    Jim Sugrue

    Beautiful shot Kathy!

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thanks Jim

  • PPV247

    PPV247

    Amazing capture. Great work Kathy

  • kathy s gillen... replied

    thank you

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