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Thanks Kurt!Beautiful shot. Looks like you have your Christmas card cover shot!
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Thanks Kurt!Beautiful shot. Looks like you have your Christmas card cover shot!
The Purple Finch and Oak Titmouse I saw for the first time a few years ago when I was sitting on the deck in my cousins backyard in Auburn, CA. He has moved back to Orange county now that he is retired and his wife is a self proclaimed "beach girl". I never have gotten to see a Yellow-billed Magpie.
Wonderful captures, thank you for sharing. Excellent work.I'm on the urban fringe down under surrounded by Eucalypts. When they flower the parrots come in. Here a Rainbow Lorikeet visits for a bath. This guy eats whole flowers for the protein in the pollen and the sugar in the nectar.
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You got a Sharp-shinned Hawk, beautiful shot.Wow that's a nice backyard photo. These are my favorite threads.
Here is one of mine from 2018, Cooper's Hawk on the Sagebrush
Nikon D500, TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm
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Cooper's Hawk. Note the graduated tailfeather lengths and the fierce look. A Sharp-shinned Hawk would look 'cute' and the tail feathers would be the same length.You got a Sharp-shinned Hawk, beautiful shot.
I frequently like to refer to them as Shoopers ... ID is frequently a challenge ... Dark cap on the top of the head ... larger feet and shins ... point to Cooper's HawkCooper's Hawk. Note the graduated tailfeather lengths and the fierce look. A Sharp-shinned Hawk would look 'cute' and the tail feathers would be the same length.
Beautiful set Doug! Boy, you have some variety in your backyard.