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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Misty01 on December 19, 2009, 05:06:30 AM

Title: backyard sharpie
Post by: Misty01 on December 19, 2009, 05:06:30 AM

So I have been sick with a stomache virus since thursday  :( which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Yesterday as I was finally feeling good enough to eat something and was getting a bowl of some homemade chicken soup I saw a backyard friend that was hungrier than I was! Def. made me smile and I was able to capture a few shots through the window.
This def. made me feel a lot better as I was upset I was missing good birding days and low and behold they decided to visit me instead!  :D

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05350.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05362.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05365.jpg)

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/birds/DSC05367.jpg)

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Post by: denis on December 19, 2009, 10:34:25 AM

must be nice to just have him drop by!
denis

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Post by: Misty01 on December 19, 2009, 11:13:58 AM

Thanks Denis, it was really fun to see him or her stalking out our yard. This happened last winter for us as well, so we must be it's winter home. Def. a good looking bird, was very humerous watching the house sparrows fly into the bird house and the hawk trying to figure out how to get in. lol

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Post by: skyviewer on December 19, 2009, 12:14:53 PM

Nice pictures Misty.  You're having me second guess my posting of a cooper's hawk.  They look so similar.  But yours does look smaller than the bird i got photos of

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Post by: Misty01 on December 20, 2009, 07:30:29 AM

thanks skyviewer; these guys are really hard to id I find but the square tail and how small in size he was made me go with sharpie  :D

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Post by: Bird Brain on December 20, 2009, 07:43:03 AM

I hope you're feeling better!  Drink lots of water to flush the "yuk" out of you.

Great sharpie photos.  

Jo-Anne  :)

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Post by: Moira on December 20, 2009, 07:59:29 AM

Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well; but what luck to have this as a backyard visitor!

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Post by: JTF on December 20, 2009, 08:16:09 AM

What a great bird to have in your backyard, get well soon.

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Post by: Misty01 on December 20, 2009, 10:57:32 PM

Thanks for all of your kind words; I am on the mend and hoping to be back in the game by thursday when I cooking x-mas eve dinner :)

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Post by: MEGHAN on December 21, 2009, 01:06:18 AM

Crystal,

Glad to see this guy/girl? has returned to your "backyard buffet" again this year.
Nice shots, and so convenient!!
Maybe I'll just bring my camera and sit on your couch and look for birds, instead of going outside in the cold.
Brrrr. Winter is here.
.Meghan.

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Post by: Misty01 on December 21, 2009, 01:53:16 AM

your more than welcome to visit anytime, but I may have to drag you out to look for the short ear's first  :)