Dec 19, 2021 13:30 | #7666 steveb108 wrote in post #19320256  I'm going to call this a Sharp-shinned Hawk, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone thought Cooper's. Hi Steve...As far as I'm concerned, you can call it whatever you want. I'm going to call it superb! “The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.” - Carly Simon
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Phoenixuk Goldmember  More info | Dec 19, 2021 13:40 | #7667 Sparrow.  Image hosted by forum (1136843) © Phoenixuk [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Mark
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steveb108 Goldmember More info | Dec 19, 2021 14:06 | #7668 Tom in Arizona wrote in post #19320304 steveb108 wrote in post #19320256 I'm going to call this a Sharp-shinned Hawk, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone thought Cooper's. Hi Steve...As far as I'm concerned, you can call it whatever you want. I'm going to call it superb! That is so kind of you to say, Tom! Thanks a million!
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sogs Goldmember  More info | Dec 19, 2021 14:13 | #7669 Surf Scoter  Time waits for no one!
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sidknee Goldmember  More info | Dec 19, 2021 15:08 | #7670 nice dunnock Mark, you're enjoying the 600 f4 I see!
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Pippan Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 19, 2021 15:14 | #7671 steveb108 wrote in post #19319977 Thank you for your comment, Pippan! I agree with your observation. I took scores of pics of females and they all have what seems to me to be a strange cast. The shot was taken at about -10°F, on a brilliant sunlit day in countrysde layered with 1-2 ft of snow. Similarly, pictures I took of Blue Jays in the same conditions rendered some of the most striking blues I've seen on jays. I can't imagine what -10F feels like. Where I live if the temp drops below 20C (68F), which is only on a few nights in June/July, everyone reckons it's freezing. It looks like the cold does wonders for the quality of light though. Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.
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Pippan Cream of the Crop More info | Dec 19, 2021 15:19 | #7673 Another Red-backed Fairy-wren boy resplendent in breeding plumage. Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.
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fotoi Cream of the Crop  More info Post edited over 1 year ago by fotoi. | Dec 19, 2021 16:32 | #7675 A curious Wood duck.  Image hosted by forum (1136864) © fotoi [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.
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RabbyTat Junior Member  22 posts Gallery: 13 photos Likes: 191 Joined Dec 2021 Location: Highly mobile, but mostly Gulf South USA More info | Dec 19, 2021 16:48 | #7676 Brown Pelican preening on a post at Bay St Louis  Image hosted by forum (1136866) © RabbyTat [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. Tugging at a feather 
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steveb108 Goldmember More info | Dec 19, 2021 19:46 | #7677 Pippan wrote in post #19320342 steveb108 wrote in post #19319977 Thank you for your comment, Pippan! I agree with your observation. I took scores of pics of females and they all have what seems to me to be a strange cast. The shot was taken at about -10°F, on a brilliant sunlit day in countrysde layered with 1-2 ft of snow. Similarly, pictures I took of Blue Jays in the same conditions rendered some of the most striking blues I've seen on jays. I can't imagine what -10F feels like. Where I live if the temp drops below 20C (68F), which is only on a few nights in June/July, everyone reckons it's freezing. It looks like the cold does wonders for the quality of light though. I was in northern Minnesota, just a short distance from Canada, so I could photograph boreal species. I learned immediately that breathing as one looked through a viewfinder was a no-no. I'd come across a Hawk Owl perched in a tree, jumped our of the car and set up the camera on a tripod. I exhaled as I was trying to acquire focus and condensation instantly fogged viewfinder and screen (it was -18°F) . It seemed it took forever to get enough clarity to shoot. I absolutely agree the quality of light in dry, crystal clear air is amazing, even if your fingers feel like frozen fish sticks when done.
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sogs Goldmember More info | Dec 19, 2021 20:35 | #7678 steveb108 wrote in post #19320256 I'm going to call this a Sharp-shinned Hawk, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone thought Cooper's. Could be either. They're very difficult to tell them apart when just perched. Did you see him flying? If so, any specific observations? Time waits for no one!
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Tronhard Goldmember  More info | Dec 19, 2021 20:44 | #7679 Here's looking at me!  Image hosted by forum (1136897) © Tronhard [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff. "All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
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shalu The Bird Whisperer  3,702 posts Gallery: 2602 photos Best ofs: 17 Likes: 77695 Joined Sep 2017 Location: Los Altos, California More info | Dec 19, 2021 23:39 | #7680 Thank you very much, Mike! Facebook
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