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One of those moments as a photographer I call ‘spray and pray.’ 😉
I happened across this gorgeous hawk as it was perched in a tree, keeping watch. It seemed quite relaxed with my presence so I was zoomed in, getting some really nice closeups. Out of the blue, it took flight, launching right at me catching me entirely off guard. Hastily, I squeezed my camera’s trigger and tried to zoom out quickly to catch the action.
In the end, I only got two usable shots out of a sequence of 20+. Annoying for sure but, at least got a good one out of the deal.