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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Palo on March 11, 2013, 08:24:06 AM

Title: It's dinner time!
Post by: Palo on March 11, 2013, 08:24:06 AM

Once again... Yesterday I had a couple hours between appointments and took off to James Gardens for a walk with a friend.  We stopped at the feeder to see if there's any action, but nothing was there except a woodpecker sitting very still... or so we thought!

I was looking up in the trees, while my friend spotted this on the ground having dinner, right next to the feeder.  Enjoy

Cooper's Hawk 2013-03-10
(http://imageshack.us/a/img812/6565/coopers01.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/812/coopers01.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img690/4945/coopers02.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/coopers02.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img593/2452/coopers03.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/coopers03.jpg/)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img132/7182/coopers04.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/132/coopers04.jpg/)

As a bonus, this Hairy Woodpecker came in so close for just one second, that all I got was this.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img825/4071/hairywoodpecker.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/hairywoodpecker.jpg/)

Thx for watching

Title: Re: It's dinner time!
Post by: cloaca on March 11, 2013, 08:31:40 AM

I'm not great with accipiters that aren't in flight (I'm not great with them in flight either), but that looks like a Sharp-shinned to me.

Title: Re: It's dinner time!
Post by: Palo on March 11, 2013, 08:49:08 AM

You're probably right cloaca.  I've read a some articles regarding the diferences and I've also started reading a book called "Raptors of the World". However, I'm still having difficulty telling the difference between these two types of Hawks.  Thx

Title: Re: It's dinner time!
Post by: Rotarran on March 11, 2013, 07:37:42 PM

You must be living in Raptor alley :D

Excellent shots!

Title: Re: It's dinner time!
Post by: Palo on March 14, 2013, 09:04:03 AM

Quote from: "cloaca"

I'm not great with accipiters that aren't in flight (I'm not great with them in flight either), but that looks like a Sharp-shinned to me.

Thanks cloaca and thouc for your help IDing this Raptor.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11642 (http://outdoorontario.net/birds/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11642)

Quote from: "Rotarren"

You must be living in Raptor alley :D

Excellent shots!

Yeah, it's crazy, I see one almost every time I go out now. I guess they are plentiful and I just didn't notice before.  Thx man

Title: Re: It's dinner time!
Post by: sunnywstam on March 15, 2013, 09:31:37 PM

Nice Captures!