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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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Eldar said:
jrista said:
My new favorite hawk photo! Just made it a couple hours ago at sunset:

Ferruginous Hawk: 7D + 600/4 II, 1/400s f/6.3 @ ISO 400
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Very nice indeed Jon!

+1...wonderful capture.
 
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Jackson_Bill said:
serendipidy said:
On this first day of Christmas
Serendipidy gives to you...
5 ducks a swimming (sorry, I couldn't find 7 swans :D)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. :)

a partridge in a pear tree...
maybe a grouse in a pine tree?

Jackson_Bill,

That is perfect (yes, I had to count them ;D). Great Christmas spirit. Maybe we could start a thread where all the 12 days of Christmas gets posted...sorta like a scavenger hunt.

Happy shooting in the new year. :)
 
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