{"id":3096,"date":"2012-08-13T06:02:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T10:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3096"},"modified":"2012-08-13T06:02:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T10:02:58","slug":"eastern-pondhawk-with-prey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3096","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Pondhawk with Prey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/MaineHome\/Around-Home-2012-2\/i-sQnv6gv\/0\/L\/IMG3188-L.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I found this female Eastern Pondhawk with prey (I can\u2019t say more than that\u2026I can not make out exactly what she is eating in any of my shots) at Quest Pond in Kennebunk ME. I angled around her, in and out, for several moments attempting to catch a clear view, but her posture, with the wings forward (typical Pondhawk), and her position on the limb, kept the prey well shielded. Several Pondhawks, both male and female, frequent the edge of the forest here where there is a slight opening, about 250 feet from the pond\u2019s edge, and generally shaded. <\/p>\n<p>I like this shot because it shows off the transparency of the wings. <\/p>\n<p>Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and \u20131 EV exposure compensation.&#160; 1680mm equivalent (840mm optical zoom plus 2x digital tel-converter function). f5.8 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 125.<\/p>\n<p>Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3096\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3096&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3096\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3096&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3096&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found this female Eastern Pondhawk with prey (I can\u2019t say more than that\u2026I can not make out exactly what she is eating in any of my shots) at Quest Pond in Kennebunk ME. 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