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Idiom: "to throw something into sharp relief"
Fig. [for something] to make something plainly evident or clearly visible
(Taken from The Free Dictionary)
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a shop for the natty and sartorially splendid seen three years ago one clear cold November evening in downtown Vancouver.
I’m sorry, I can’t remember this guy’s name, but he and his partner came from the city to join us at Lee’s Hawaiian Islander. His partner leads the Aloha Caftan Society for the northeast. He put a lot more effort into his appearance than I did into mine. Leica R4, Harman Phoenix II, ECN-2 development.
The backyard was very quiet for a long period of time and there were no birds in or around the feeders, and this was the cause. In the back corner of the backyard, perched on top of the compost bin, this small hawk waited patiently. The smallest of the bird-hunting Accipiter hawks, this one is also the most migratory, breeding north to treeline in Alaska and Canada and wintering south to Panama.
Sharpness.
The black-headed gull is our commonest small gull. During summer, it actually has a chocolate-brown head, rather than a jet-black one, which turns white for the rest of the year, with little black ruminant spots on either side of the head, which make it look like the bird is wearing headphones. It is silvery-grey above and white below, black wingtips. It has red legs and a red bill, which become darker in summer. (The Wildlife Trusts).
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Blaumeise - scharf
Schwanzmeise - unscharf
Auch Unschärfe kann reizvoll sein...
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Blue Tit - sharp
Long Tailed Tit - blurred
Blurring can also be attractive...
Canon 80D
Sigma C 150-600mm
ISO 3200
He took off from the rail and landed a short distance away on a fence post. I followed him, but he didn't like me stalking him, so up and away he goes.
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Watched this guy eat my favorite wintering Junco this morning... I saw him almost every day this winter, and now he's gone!! The sharpies sure are amazing predators, but I'm not too excited to see this returning pair of accipiters making themselves comfortable at my feeders...
Sharp-Shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | Kabekona Lake, Laporte, MN | 3-18-16
never sure about sharp-shinned vs coopers... going with sharp this time on the account of round head and flat tail
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Taking a little break from the warblers to share this image I took years ago.
I was sitting on the front porch of my families house when I seen this Sharp Shinned Hawk chasing a squirrel around the yard across the street. When the squirrel escaped, he flew up and landed on this bench where I was able to get a couple of pictures of him before he flew away. ( Oct 23 ,2010)
I enjoyed watching this juvenile sharp-shinned Hawk for a least half hour. Before it decided to perch within 35 feet of me and closer it was apparently perched high in trees and came with great speed out of nowhere attempting to make a kill several times. For those who don't know this hawk eats other birds. I was surprised that I could stand more or less in the open at the end of the blind and not alarm him/her. The noise of my camera shutter made it flinch several times but after hearing the shutter a few times and looking at me he/she decided the camera and I were harmless. This bird made at least 6 attempts to catch sparrows, juncos, or Steller's jays while I watched but was unsuccessful. I was surprised how bold the jays were when this hawk was sitting 10 feet or less from them.
Everyone is probably getting tired of my sharp-shinned hawk photo but they seem want to be photographed. Why else would they fly close to me and pose. I'm not chasing them they are chasing me. In other words I am not making any attempts to move close to them they are moving close to me. That is the best way to photograph birds.
Photographed at Yakima Area Arboretum Sparrow Patch, Yakima, Washington.
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One of those quick captures as I was driving down the road up against the mountains in the southern end of the Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford.
This bird has a white X above it's beak extending to the top of it's head, somewhat odd. Now it is possible the feathers had been disarrayed by the wind.
Update: Today (Nov. 12) I think I saw three, but at least 2 hawks and I am beginning to think that some or all are Sharp-shinned Hawks. This photo and the next 3 photos are the same bird. One bird today was an adult. Help with correct identification will be appreciated. Thank you Birdergirl (Mel) for id.
This bird has become an every day visitor. I saw it 3 times between daylight and 2 pm yesterday (11/11). I am going to have to discourage it from coming to my home before it eats all of the quail. It sat here for at least an hour but surprisingly did not attempt to catch a quail even though there were quail below it several times. It did fly to the ground once and may have been after a mouse. This hawk was wet because it rained most of the morning and was trying to get dry. IMG_6616
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a canon ef 180mm f3.5 l usm macro lens, on a fringer ef-fx pro ii adapter
Merced NWR
Very birdy morning at the reserve. Lots of ibis, cranes, snipe, waterfowl, and raptors. Really enjoyed the whole scene.
This picture is inspired by ZZ TOP sharp dressed man
Black tie
Gold Watch
Diamond ring (Had to borrow my wife's)
Cuff links
Another Alexander convoy, this time involving three operators. Sharpes 1999 ex-Dublin Volvo Olympian CLZ 208 is tailed by much newer TrentBarton and NCT vehicles on 11.10.21
Arkwright Street, Nottingham.
I seldom see a Sharpie in the backyard, but today was an exception. This is the first one I've seen in four years. The similar looking Cooper's Hawk is a much more frequent visitor. After attempting to catch one of the small birds at my feeding station - and missing - he perched in this tree to ponder what went wrong.
built by REV. DR. Thomas Sharp
Rector of Rothbury 1720-1758
for the relief of unemployment amongst local stonemasons and use as an observatory.
It is the oldest folly in the country and is a listed building.
I don't mind a few interruptions when I am gardening if that means I can get good photos of birds. After pruning roses I walked around the corner of my house and this bird flew out of a Golden Currant shrub chasing a sparrow. that it did not catch. It landed in this willow tree. I watched it for about half hour before it tried again to make a kill. It missed again and landed in the far side of the same tree. I went back to my yard work and for the next hour or more it sat there, even though there were American Goldfinches, House Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Juncos in the same tree and on the ground. I went in the house to eat lunch, checked again and found this bird in the same place. Back in the house I noticed California Quail and all of the above mentioned birds out my back window. I turned away from watching for about a minute, turned around and looked out my window, and saw this hawk on the ground, then in my apricot tree with no prey, so it missed a 3rd time. I went out the front door walked around the corner of my house and got a couple more photos. I'm not sure why because I ended up with slightly over 50 shots. Sometimes it would be better if birds flew away so I didn't take so many photos that look almost identical. I will upload a couple of more latter. IMG_4059