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Thema "Small Part Sharp" am 14.05.2022.

A "Happy Smile on Saturday" 😊

and a sunny weekend.

Stay safe / Bleibt gesund.

Thank you for all your views, faves and comments.

Sharp-tailed Grouse

Thanks so much for the visit!

Melbourne, Australia

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

Saw this bird fly in so fast it was unreal, It perched on the tree for a few seconds and then left. I'm thinking it's a Sharpie, any thoughts ? Thanks for looking.

Backyard bird, Yakima County, Washington. This Sharp-shinned Hawk has been a frequent customer to my snack bar. Occasionally he/she captures a snack. IMG_3730

Best viewed large.

I enjoyed watching and photographing this bird yesterday morning. As I have done several times with what I believe is the same bird since back in early November I walked to within 50 feet and spent about half hour near this bird. He/she even left for about 5 minutes to chase after a sparrow and returned to the same brush pile. Birds were hiding in the brush pile. For those who don't know this hawk eats other birds to survive. Even after he/she left, and while I was spending time photographing a hummingbird, juncos, goldfinches, and a woodpecker this bird reappeared at least 3 times. They move so fast this there can be hard to see so he/she may have passed by more than that. This all happened over a period of about 2 hours. After that, because I was not properly dressed for the cold weather I went indoors to thaw out. IMG_8841

I appreciate all of the views, kind comments, awards, and faves. Thank you.

in Neighbor's Cherry Tree

Shedding wood. A close shave. Lead in the pencil. Making a point. (Ok, I'll stop with the puns.)

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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Single shot, raw file into Affinity Photo for development, EL-100 Speedlite off camera to rear of subject, 10:8 crop.

From the Richard Harvey Studio One.

Aloe in Pasadena, California

Clean shirt, new shoes, And I don't know where I am goin' to

Silk suit, black tie, I don't need a reason why

They come runnin' just as fast as they can

'Cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man .... ♫ ZZ TOP

Clean lens, pair bins

Quick drive up Beaver Lake Road at day’s end

iphone, ebird

What’s that on a post by the cattle herd?

Take a deep breath and get a quick focus lock

'Cause every birder crazy 'bout a sharp shinned hawk

Baseline....

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

In anticipation of the cool front that was predicted for yesterday morning I made a trip out to Smith Point, a little peninsula that sticks out between Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay where the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory conducts three and a half months of raptor surveys each fall to monitor the migration of raptors as they travel south for the winter. At the peak of the migration it can be an unbelievable spectacle with tens of thousands of hawks in the sky above the “hawk tower.” It can be a little difficult to predict exactly when the big days will happen but if you are fortunate enough to hit the raptor jackpot, it will likely be something you will never forget.

Yesterday I didn’t hit the jackpot, but I was rewarded with some nice views of several raptor species. This young Sharp-shinned Hawk was one of several birds that made me glad I made the trip out. Even when the skies aren’t loaded with birds it is always fun to catch up with friends; the tower can definitely serve as a fun gathering place to geek out about birds.

www.texastargetbirds.com

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Accipiter striatus

Hendrie valley Hamilton

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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.

Colour re-edit of a shot from June 2017. Enjoy!

Sharp Shinned Hawk. A marvelous visitor who managed to grab a Chickadee. I was to eager with the shutter button as he heard it and left. Now I ask myself if I had waited a few moments, could I have taken some better images????

A sharp-shinned hawk hung out in my backyard today. It stayed for a while.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Fiinding food ia a high priority for these travellers. They will soon be winging their way to Siberia for the nesting season.

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.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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You fly 10,000 km to argue about a spot in a spacious pond.

A portrait of a tricolor heron hunting, its sharp, dagger-like beak poised and ready to strike swiftly along the water's edge at a lake in Central Florida.

A quick play around with filters & layers to produce this art image.

Pentax K-3

Tamron SP AF 90mm

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)

Cactus

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Peering over the edge of a glass sculpture

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.

Coyote teeth, very sharp also. Taxidermy.

Another small flock of sandpipers flew in.

One sharp, two blurred - it's a matter of focus and aperture..

I recently embarked on my first adventure to Antarctica with the Muench Workshops Team as an instructor. It was quite an amazing experience for sure. As we crossed the Drake Passage into the South Shetland Islands, this incredible scene opened up before us on the starboard side of the boat. It was one of the most impressive mountainscapes I've laid eyes on in my lifetime. The creeping shadows and diffused light created by drifting clouds was the icing on the cake for me.

I personally highly recommend a trip to Antarctica for any serious landscape / nature photographer, you will truly be mesmerized by the fantastic wildlife and landscapes there - it is quite abundant and unlike anything else in the world.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Holiday season and that all of your wishes are fulfilled. I know mine were!