Sharp Shinned Hawk

My camera battery died yesterday and I forgot to re-charge it before I went to sleep last night. Luckily I remembered to plug it in when I awoke this morning. After being plugged in for only about 10 minutes I saw this guy fly into my backyard. Luckily that was enough charging for me to get about 15 shots. This was the best. Editing consisted of picnik's autofix and clarify.

[Jani M]

Wow, a great shot! I kind of wish hawks would land on my backyard, but then again I would be so scared I couldn't take a proper shot....

[melissa]

@janmaki
What kind of birds do you see in Finland? I'm sure you'd still be able to get an amazing shot. Knowing you, you'd be able to pull off a beautiful shot of it in flight.

[Jani M]

@mej2011 we do have hawks but they are not usually in the city area. I see a lot of great tits ...

[Diana]

Great capture! Beautiful bird! And so close...he is admiring you back!

[Paula]

Not often you'd get a shot like that around here. Beautifully captured and I love his little head tilt:)

[melissa]

@pwallis
Thanks! I'm pretty sure he was a young one. Hopefully I'll see him again.

[Chris]

Wonderful - it is an amazing bird and I love the way you captured the view through the branches

[melissa]

@equinoxe
Thanks so much Chris!