Being a nature observer for decades and only now in the last two years attempting nature photography, I'm always tossed of how close you want to get, before its too close!
Nikon d850, 500mm 1/500, F/7.1 ISO 200

Nice picture, could you tell what it got for a meal?

Something should be close to eat

nice image, especially the first one. 2nd appears to be slightly soft

I like the lookback in the first image. A bird that I've yet to capture.

I'm always amused trying to explain to non-photographers how close you have to get to get full frame images. They think 500mm is like the Hubble telescope or something.

RonE1958 said:

Being a nature observer for decades and only now in the last two years attempting nature photography, I'm always tossed of how close you want to get, before its too close!
Nikon d850, 500mm 1/500, F/7.1 ISO 200
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Ron,Nice!! Crank up the shutter speed a little. 1/1000. Start high and then bring it down

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NorthernFocus said:

I like the lookback in the first image. A bird that I've yet to capture.

I'm always amused trying to explain to non-photographers how close you have to get to get full frame images. They think 500mm is like the Hubble telescope or something.

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Ain't it the truth.

RonE1958 said:

Being a nature observer for decades and only now in the last two years attempting nature photography, I'm always tossed of how close you want to get, before its too close!
Nikon d850, 500mm 1/500, F/7.1 ISO 200
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Nice.

Luv this forum!!
Thanks for the commentary.
I went through all 50 or so shots that I downloaded from the D850,
I separated them by crisp, soft and so so. Only 15 were crisp. I shot from 1/500 to 1/2000, with most at 1/500. The ones that were crisp, were primarily the shots where I held the camera steady and the focal point was dead on its face.
It was intermittently overcast an almost noon. I was far enough away, that they were all cropped shots.
I thought this shot was one of the best in the group. The second shot was to show its catch. I first thought RW black bird, but the head laying their looks like a grackle!

Excellent captures , I love Peregrines they are awesome

DownToThis said:

Nice picture, could you tell what it got for a meal?

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Im thinking red-winged black bird or though the discarded head looks like a grackle. I posted the picture below

Liked the additional shots. To answer your I believe, your original question, " I'm always tossed of how close you want to get, before its too close!".
Steve's backcountrygallery.com site

Thanks for posting and info! My favorite is the the full head turn looking back. well done.