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I would like to wish all my flickr friends and their families a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday.
I would also like to leave a special thankyou to all who stop by to leave a fav or a comment. I really appreciate them!!!
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)
This picture is inspired by ZZ TOP sharp dressed man
Black tie
Gold Watch
Diamond ring (Had to borrow my wife's)
Cuff links
Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. I won't be around much over the Easter weekend and probably won't be posting any images. I have a couple of tips on birds that I have been wanting to see for a long time so, hopefully, will be out n about looking for them.
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.
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.
When the birds scatter in my yard there is usually a reason!! I spotted this Juvenile Sharp Shinned Hawk and thought...do I stay and save the birds or go in the house to get my camera! Well he flew in a tree and gave me time to get the camera. I captured a few shots before he flew away empty handed!
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
A tiny hawk that appears in a blur of motion—and often disappears in a flurry of feathers. That’s the Sharp-shinned Hawk, the smallest hawk in North America and a daring, acrobatic flier. This juvenile staked out a perfect ambush spot close to feeders in our backyard.
While it was tipping down with rain I noticed one of NCT’s driver training Omnidekkas in Beeston Interchange, but by the time I’d got over there it was long gone. However, I was just in time to see a Sharpes bus that had also unusually driven through the interchange, and get my camera ready in time for when it looped back around onto Middle Street.
Sharpes ex-Dublin B7TL ALX400 MIB 658 is seen in Beeston on 27.5.25
Immediately after I made for the shelter and caught a 36 home, from which I glimpsed the driver trainer again on Queens Road through the misted up, rain soaked windows. It was during the time High Road was shut and 36, indigo etc were diverting.
I had a pretty modest ISO going since I had been shooting lightning in a storm for quite awhile, and was pretty dialed in on it all. Then this mega blast struck Sharp Top and just blew out everything. It lit up the entire photo brighter than daytime. I took the settings way down and was able to bring out the scene, but the color was so mangled I just made it b & w.
I'm still watching a neighbors crab apple tree for waxwings, but a flock of Sharp Tail Grouse are still doing their best to eat all the berries before the trees are found by the waxwings.
The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) is famed for its elaborate courtship display, which is imitated by Native Americans during their traditional dances. The short tail has elongated central feathers, giving the tail a pointed or ‘sharp’ appearance.
Sharp-shinned Hawk. He landed on one of the perches in my feeding area... maybe 15 feet away. I almost ... well, no, I did completely freak out. Beautiful bird and my first chance to photograph a bird of prey. After landing he just calmly looked around for some dinner, maybe 40 seconds and then flew away. I must say, he is welcome back anytime!! I was stunned by his presence and keep replaying the moment in my mind because it did not seem real. I think this visit made my year!!
With an Auto-Takumar 55mm f1.9. Originally from a Tower 29 camera.
Here is my review of the lens on YouTube: