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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.
Located : Between Kamisakaemachi station and Otani station on the Keishin Line of Keihan Railway.
Osaka, Otsu-shi, Shiga pref.
京阪電気鉄道京津線 / 上栄町駅 - 大谷駅 間
長安寺地蔵堂前踏切にて撮影
滋賀県大津市逢坂2丁目
This was an experiment to see how altering the settings on the camera affected the sharpness of the bee.
YPD51 rounds the extremely sharp curve just short of the switch to the Steel Bridge on the east side of the Willamette River. This undoubtedly has to be one of the sharpest curves on a major main line in North America today. Trains creep through here at a little more than walking speed.
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"Weekend" theme
A flock of 4-5 Sharp-tailed Grouse have been visiting my yard for about a month now. They show up every couple of days to dine on the sunflower seeds that were kicked out of the feeder by the smaller birds. They are extremely skittish and this was taken through my window.
Macro of glass lid over a colorful background. Backlighting by an LED panel.
Made for the Macro Mondays theme "phobias". The phobia represented here is aichmophobia - fear of sharp objects.
Blending in is not an option for a lot of male birds, like this Red-winged Blackbird. The flashier ones make the best mates because they are better at drawing the attention of enemies away from the much drabber female and chicks. Talk about taking one for the team!
Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) male resting on its territory in the "lek" or dancing grounds of the prairie landscape at Camp Wainwright Military base in eastern Alberta, Canada.
3 May, 2016.
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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
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.
Slide # GWB_20160503_0183.CR2
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Accipiter striatus
This morning I woke up early and though I had planned on sleeping in the cool weather outside motivated me to make a run out to Smith Point to see if any hawks were moving. Smith Point is a peninsula that juts out between Galveston and Trinity Bays. The thing that makes it interesting (at least when it comes to birds) this time of year is that, much like Cape May, NJ, it acts as a funnel that concentrates birds that are migrating south. As I headed to Smith Point the weather was looking pretty dreary and I had the strong feeling that I was making a mistake going but I decided to press on and take my chances on the weather. When I arrived I was pleased that it was not raining and there were some raptors moving. Most of the birds I saw were Sharp-shinned Hawks like this one and I was delighted to see a couple come close in the early morning light.
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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!
Green Iguana ~ Grand Cayman ~ British West Indies
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 100, f/8.0, 270mm, 1/400s
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Cold, windy, almost pitch dark...didn't get out of this one unscratched. This is a few exposures around 15 seconds. I like how the aura of the highway reflected in the clouds. Haven't messed with night shots too much...that's the Sidney Lanier bridge in the distance...one of my most frequently photographed objects, as some of you know. Enjoy your weekend.
St. Simons Island, Ga, USA
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.