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A Wood duck pair.

Abert's Towhee...

R5 ISO 16000 early morning with 2x extender

I’m guessing you are using a 1.4 extender. May I ask which version and are you pleased with the performance? Also, does the extender affect your autofocus area?

Black-and-white Warbler, A 1st-year female judging by the buff tones

Shortaction wrote in post #19282410
Got a couple shots of this hawk this morning. I would appreciate any identification suggestions. It was about half again bigger than a Merlin.

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I think it's either a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper's Hawk.
Both can look quite similar.
I have a 50/50 chance for the right identification and I'm going with Sharp-shinned.

canongear wrote in post #19282691
I think it's either a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper's Hawk.
Both can look quite similar.
I have a 50/50 chance for the right identification and I'm going with Sharp-shinned.

Merlin bird ID makes it out to be a Sharp-shinned hawk. So you must be right on the money.

A Prairie Warbler

4matic wrote in post #19282693
Merlin bird ID makes it out to be a Sharp-shinned hawk. So you must be right on the money.

canongear wrote in post #19282691
I think it's either a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper's Hawk.
Both can look quite similar.
I have a 50/50 chance for the right identification and I'm going with Sharp-shinned.

Thanks very much! I had it narrowed down to these two as well, but was leaning towards the Cooper's as the tail seemed to have a rounded bottom rather than square. My mother was a very avid birder in her day, me not so much, just know enough to think I'm right when I'm really wrong! LOL

Thanks Again!

Northern Parulas, Adult male and what I think is a first-year male