jrista said:revup67 said:Scott in FW - looks like a Cooper's Hawk..which are very similar to a Sharp-shinned except a few attributes such as a squared off tail which I'm unable to tell in this shot. The Sharpie's have a black marking over the eye sometimes as well as their calls are higher in pith than a Cooper's. That being said, I'd lean on a Cooper's.
Don - Love the Snowy Owl shots - truly excellent for the gear you had handy..most enjoyable
Dolina - nice work on the The Brown Shrike photo..the chest markings look most similar to that of a Nutmeg Mannikin (not native for us - Asian bird). Here in the US we get only the Loggerhead (aka the Butcher Bird) and the Northern Shrikes.
Here's a male (red shaft) Northern Flicker shot here in southern Cal today at the tail end of dusk at 12,800 ISO with a 400mm and a 5D Mark 3 hand held
Northern Flicker (12256) by Revup67, on Flickr
That's a phenomenal shot for ISO 12800. Clear and sharp. Good pose on the bird, too!
+1....wow, ISO 12800.
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