Photographed in my back yard. I was ready for him. I expected him because I have seen him several times recently and Saturday he landed on my birdbath. He arrived a little latter Sunday morning but may have been confused about the time because we went from daylight saving time to pacific standard time. I say this as if the bird knows the time. Maybe he slept in because it was snowing most of the night and early morning. He tried for a quail, junco, and sparrow breakfast but as far as I know he failed. I enjoyed watching him for about 15 minutes while he sat from 15-30 feet from me between trying to catch a sparrow that was in a shrub next to him. He flew around the shrub and even jumped at it 4 or 5 times which was fun to watch. IMG_6321

Mr. Sharp-shinned Hawk isn't the most popular guy on the block!

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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One of thousands that were feeding along the edges of a conservation pond at the Treatment Plant. This one was flying to what it hoped was a better spot at the smorgasbord

in Neighbor's Cherry Tree

My Japanese kitchen knife from Aritsugu, in the Nishiki market, Kyoto. It's sharp !

Fellows Court, Hackney

#NoAI

pose+lipstick+knife:

[piXit] Sharp - Pose

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AG. Valentine Eyes @Mainstore

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after the rain......

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Several of the ponds at the WTP have lowered water levels at present.

This has given the waders some rich mudflats, that would normally be covered with water, to feed over.

Taken through window. He struck at a flock of doves at the bird feeder resulting in a mini snow storm of pin-feathers. I was looking at the doves when he struck but only saw the feathers falling and then wings. When the wings came back and flew into my tree, I got this photo through the bedroom window, Then I immediately went outside - but he was gone.

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Fremont, CA

Thanks for your visit, faves and/or comments.

Debated between Cooper's hawk and Sharp-shinned hawk. Had settled on Cooper's hawk but was happy to be corrected as it is a lifer for me. It was perched on a branch overlooking a large bird feeder and was not at all bothered by my presence.

Male Common Kingfisher.

The heron just looking sharp that no danger or menace.

bonelli's eagle, Habichtsadler

Photographed at home, Yakima County, Washington. As always, I have difficulty distinguishing juvenile Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawk so I could be incorrect. IMG_4505

Meadow Pipit - Anthus Pratensis

Barcaldine Castle - Argyll

Thanks as always to all those kind enough to stop by to view, fave and comment on my photos. It is as always most appreciated and welcome.

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April 9th_2019

Forgive me when I post too many photos of the grouse!

On April 9th 3 friends and I drove south of the city to a Sharp-tailed Grouse lek. I hadn't thought about the degree of difficulty that might challenge me in climbing over the stile with a knee replacement. I really struggled so I do not think I will be returning to see the grouse in future years.

Thanks for your visits, comments and faves! They are all appreciated!

Hepatica acutiloba

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#Sharp

Theme du #macroMondays

Branche de sapin 4cm.

Sharp pocket computers, PC1350 and PC1360. These were the only two PC13XX models released by Sharp in 1984 and 1987. Both had 4 lines of 24 characters and were very capable in their day for BASIC programming, graphing, etc.

The key differences between the two were increased memory, an additional RAM port, as well as improved BASIC and faster CPU in the PC1360.

Sharp ravine look...!!"

*created with Photoshop

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This peculiar, forty-five degree angle of a pasture corner casts a different shadow. The boulders inside the fence are evidence of hydraulic mining for gold in Tuolumne County, California.

Calidris acuminata, with Least Sandpiper in foreground.

Morro Bay salt marsh as a 6.2 ft. tide was receding,

Seen from marina boardwalk,

Morro Bay, California

The bird had been found the previous day at about high tide by Kilian Hampl and identified by Will Knowlton. This species breeds in northeast Asia and after a long migration, winters in southeast Asia and Australasia. A few birds migrate down the other side of the Pacific Ocean and it is considered a rare autumn migrant in North America.

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Yesterday I had an opportunity to spend the morning out at Smith Point for the hawk watch and it ended up being a great experience with plenty of raptors seen and photographed. This young Sharp-shinned Hawk flew right over us at close range and definitely checked us out.

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Accipiter striatus

shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a 7artisans 35mm f1.2 mark i lens

Taken @ 30mm with a cheap 2x TC and the canon 1.4x to make 840mm LOL

This looks like a sharp-shinned to me. Cannot say who it's victim was.

Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger,

but a heart as soft as tofu.

(Chinese Proverb)

Weekly Theme Challenge - Something Fluffy

Looking close... on Friday! - Combination of Soft & Sharp

(photo by Freya, edit by me)

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We were pleased to be able to log 9 sharp-tailed sandpipers in the annual "Aussie Bird Count" today.

The migratory birds have arrived. Along with the sandpipers (flown in from Siberia), we also saw godwits and curlews. The sharp-tailed sandpipers breed in the Siberian summer then migrate to Australia to avoid the cold winter.

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Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A visitor to my back yard early this past fall. I think it sees me, I am lucky to have not spooked it.

So, Sharpie or Coop? The top blocks of the retaining wall it landed on are about three inches thick, putting the bird at roughly 12-14 inches head to tail. The tail appears to be rather squared off, plus the streaking looks more like Sharp-shinned rather than Cooper's. All things considered I'm calling it a Sharpie. What do you think?

CORRECTION: A couple sharp-eyed Flickr friends provided evidence that this hawk is a Cooper's, not a Sharp-shinned. See the comments below. I stand corrected.

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Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Cicindela purpurea purpurea -- male

This is the male of the pair I broke up - captured under unfiltered sunshine.

This is one of the poses I look for and under sunshine it's much easier to get a sharp image.