Or woman, as the sexes look very similar (apparently the male's bill is longer than the female's).

I can't go too long without posting a shot of the dazzling Collared Aracari - a member of the Toucan family.

Taken in the Caribbean Foothills of Costa Rica during a rain shower.

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Still only Sharpies at my favorite crab apple grove and no waxwings.

I like Sharp Tail Grouse, but I'm ready for a bit of diversity!

The most interesting route up Blencathra, taken from a safe distance on the A66 near Troutbeck

Photographed at my home while snowing. More snow forecast for this afternoon and tonight. Snow results in large number of birds at my feeders. This bird or perhaps several Sharp-shinned Hawks are frequent visitors to my home. IMG_9052

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Pretty sure this is a sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter striatus, just guessing. Another possibility might be a Merlin, though this bird's head is not quite shaped right, nor does it have any 'eyebrow' mark, as a merlin might (but not always) have.

I just don't see either of them often enough to know.

This little (crow size) raptor has been hanging around my little pond for several days, swooping rapidly from under cover likely grabbing little songbirds.

We first noticed the flickers completely disappeared from our backyard, including the mating pair, as well as an unusual disapperance and silence for long stretches of time, from other songbirds.

Perhaps the result of this bird taking the opportunity to ambush feed on the numerous little songbirds that have arrived.

An unexpected sight at the west end of NS's Ashland Avenue Yard: newly-delivered (from Altoona) RP4MC road slug 647 and GP33ECO 4710 team up for switching duties.

A sudden scurrying of sparrows coupled with chickadee alarm calls betrayed this hunter. Lake St. Clair.

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Looks to be a young hawk, a bit lost and confused. Best wishes for a lovely day everyone!

LI NY I was surprised when this hawk stayed on a nearby branch to be photographed.

Near Hanna, Alberta.

Photographed: 2016-03-21

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On April 29th I started my day at 2:45 am. I drove with three friends to a lek in Southern Alberta. We had to be in the blind by 5 am. It sure took a long time before there was enough light to take photos. We could hear the grouse. They were making many sounds and e could see their outlines in the dark. It was another great day. The last time I was out there was two years ago.

I was using a brand new camera so I had many photos to delete and of course far too many photos over all. Most photos were only cropped. I didn't adjust any colors. Some photos are not even cropped.

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Sharp Shinned Hawk, Star Idaho

I found SD60s on two of the Twin Cities' classic transfers on this morning: CN's L506 and this UP transfer from East Minneapolis to the Belt Yard. The EMD trio on this eastbound transfer has been rotated and permutated since the last time I saw them putting the '60 in the lead. They follow the Portland Z down the hill at Jackson Street.

Judging by its size and the skinny legs, I'm guessing a Sharpie! Feel free to correct me if you think otherwise.

Kenton County, KY, 11-24-18. I don't often see these, especially in my backyard. This one stayed nearly motionless for about an hour in the same spot.

Half a dozen grouse show up at my feeder everyday.

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Looking over a bird feeder at a park

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This is the new shopping centre in Las Vegas. The building on the right is a Prada store. I took a similar shot in a different orientation which I will put in the comments.

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Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) male on a "lek" or dancing grounds on the prairie landscape of Camp Wainwright Military Base at Wainwright, Alberta, Canada.

3 May, 2016.

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Organ Mountains in New Mexico. I took this shot with an Olympus OM-1 film camera.

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The flock in Braeside seems to have settled for a longer stay.

The word "sharp" has a number of definitions. The one (and the only one) we are using for this week's theme is "having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something".

Was messing around with wall designs and ended up with this thing. Version of Quincy Sharp's office, not really based on anything specific.

Threw a bunch of stuff on his shelves that he's hoarded from his inmates. :)

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The Botanical Gardens in Brush Prairie must seem like a buffet dinner to it.

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Male Sharp-tailed Grouse attracting the ladies at a lek near Chauvin, Alberta.