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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

子育て中のツミの襲撃(動画あり)

June 28, 2017
Japanese Sparrowhawk
Japanese Sparrowhawk

The male won't attack when we're making eye contact, but when he comes from behind he cuts it far closer than the female does. When I spun around and found his sharp talons right in front of my face, my blood ran cold… ^^;

Photos taken nearby (within 200 m)

Capture Data

Focal Length
560.0 mm
Aperture
F8.0
ISO
800
Exposure Time
1/500 sec
Altitude
80.7 m
Elevation
58.4 m
Date & Time Taken
June 28, 2017, 2:55 p.m.(JST)
Original
1593 × 2389 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change

Weather on that day

June 28, 2017 (around the shooting location · hourly)

Max / Min
31.0 / 26.3 ℃
Total precipitation
1.40 mm
Max wind speed
3.69 m/s
Photos tagged with this tag: Japanese Sparrowhawk