Dawn Patrol

Canon EOS 5D

ƒ/9

400 mm

1/640

640

Our friendly seaside raptor swoops around for position.

I imagine a Bill Murray voiceover from Caddyshack…. mumbling something about the gophers having nothing to fear….

For what happens next, the FlickrBlog recently wrote, with a bit of alarmism:

“Flickr user jurvetson has captured an amazing fraction of a second in the interaction between prey and bird of prey. Warning: this photo is NOT for viewers who would be disturbed by images of small cute things meeting their end – it is really quite gruesome. If that sounds like you, don’t click. Photo: Last Thoughts”

16 responses to “Dawn Patrol”

BenODen

Oct 14, 2006 at 1:07 am

Woo! Flickrblogt! And you had the hunting frame too! What a fitting time to roll this out! Love the way you caught the wing patterning in this shot. I wanna fly like that! Not so insistent on the hunting part though.

(Lost blog entry found.)

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zenera

Oct 14, 2006 at 1:30 am

heaven*

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Marcel Kayser

Oct 14, 2006 at 8:06 am

take this excellent Photo to the °beautiful pix° Pool, please.

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susanmedgerton

Oct 14, 2006 at 3:07 pm

Nicely done! The symbolism of freedom, going….is strong.

You are my winner!
Please add this photo to
http://www.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/

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bea767

Oct 14, 2006 at 4:41 pm

Lovely composition of the bird in flight …..and then I took a look at your Last Thoughts and was blown away!!!!

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Steven Ford / snowbasinbumps

Oct 15, 2006 at 10:55 pm

A Big Fave
You are invited to add this image to http://www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
(Please be sure to read the main page before requesting membership)
AWESOME capture.

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eddie hoo

Oct 16, 2006 at 2:44 am

flying low, beautiful photo

1-2-3

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roddh

Oct 16, 2006 at 3:10 am

like a painting.
beautiful image!

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jurvetson

May 17, 2007 at 4:48 am

thanks y’all.

The Coastside Land Trust liked this one too (using it for the cover of their Annual Report). They are helping preserve these magical lands

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*Pretty in Pink*

May 18, 2007 at 4:50 am

Very Very NIce!

A+++ Grade Photo

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melcir.meri

May 18, 2007 at 9:19 pm

Were you out jogging maybe … or just waiting for the raptor?
BTW – the link is dead to … "The Coastside Land Trust …. (using it for the cover of their Annual Report). … helping preserve these magical lands".- Maybe just give out the URL. – Mel

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jurvetson

May 18, 2007 at 10:00 pm

getting to know it’s habits. The link works for me.

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melcir.meri

May 19, 2007 at 4:31 am

Link still unavailable here … please give the URL or think of something! – Mel

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jurvetson

May 20, 2007 at 4:04 am

http://www.coastsidelandtrust.org/protectingthecoast/workingwith...

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Donna62

Sep 25, 2007 at 9:21 pm

A great image, much admired by Donna62 –,
a "FIRST – THE EARTH!" member – http://www.flickr.com/groups/first-the-earth/

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Eddi van W.

Nov 5, 2008 at 12:49 pm

Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.

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