Eye spy with my one little eye.

More from the wonderful land of the Blue Hills. These Birds of Prey have always wowed me. I point them out (annoyingly at times) to my wife and anyone who is in the car (or anywhere else) with me at the time. Their size and nature have always exuded a great sense of pride and coolness to me.

There are two of these handsome Redtails in this habitat. They appear to me to be mature but, I was not able to ask questions about the ages and situations of them. The issue as you will see and why they are currently in captivity is due to the missing eye. This one is missing his left eye, while his partner is missing the right one. Together they make a perfect pair! I did not have the opportunity to ask the question of the staff here at the Blue Hills however, I am going to try to find out if they do know the story about how the eyes came to be missing the next time I am out there.

A little bland and washed out. I am having troubles with getting the right amount of light balanced.

f/9



1/80 sec.



ISO-400



WB-sun



300mm



No Flash



Tiffen Ultraviolet filter



Monopod

f/9

1/60 sec.

ISO-400

WB-sun

Internal flash used to bounce highlights in the feathers.

Tiffen circular polarizing filter

300mm

Freehand