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Photo of the Day : January 2011
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Cool shot Barnzee!
My dog after a bath and trying out my new beauty dish.
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Wet Molly by Northwest dad, on Flickr
My dog after a bath and trying out my new beauty dish.
Wet Molly by Northwest dad, on Flickr
I looked this up in my Peterson's field guide, and it looks more like a Harrier. Both birds are similar in size and coloring, but the Cooper's hawk has more white ahead of the tail. The telling factor is flight pattern. Harriers are floaters. They drift along at low levels so slow that they can hover. The wings are held in a V during flight.
Dale
Thank you so much for the clarification. I have the hardest time identifying these birds even with my Birds of British Columbia book.
This guy was flying pretty low when trying to catch some lunch but fairly quickly. No hovering. The Bald Eagle that was around was hovering. I never seen a Bald Eagle hover like a Dragon Fly or Humming Bird.
When this Hawk or Harrier was perched on some logs I didn't see a white patch on its rump as I know Northern Harriers have that. I couldn't hear its call very well either as there are thousands of ducks in the surrounding ponds so I'm not sure if I heard baby ducks or this bird. Perhaps another but it was fairly high pitched. Like I said, I have a hard time identifying birds unless I'm 4 feet away and I can snap multiple photos in order to compare details.
So you are 100% sure that this is a Northern Harrier? That way I can rename it on my flickr page
I was relaxing down at the beach (In Australia its summer so it was 29 degrees +) and I came across Bob the street performer. This is a moment that can not be repeated again.
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Bob the Juggler by Bauldrick, on Flickr
Bob the Juggler by Bauldrick, on Flickr
Man and his Dog by SimonBrown LRPS, on Flickr
Leica M3 (Modified) by SimonBrown LRPS, on Flickr
http://flickr.com/photos/sbrown
Solstice bonfire. Dec 21st.
Keebler... nice to see you back... Sled Tracks ??? You have snow ??
Keebler... nice to see you back... Sled Tracks ??? You have snow ??
costa mug by tristangage, on Flickr
Camera Canon EOS 350D Digital
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 49 mm
ISO Speed 400
D700 with 24-70 f2.8 at 24mm, f4, 1/640. ISO 3200
Man, that car looks dangerous to drive fast... the wheelbase is long and narrow, and those skinny tires... good lord. It must have taken some brave dudes to drive one of these at speed.
Nice shots, really liking the vintage machines...
Thanks, and that's the end of the car most drivers saw since if this car is any indication, Indy cars of this era didn't have rear view mirrors. This car took 2nd place at the 1953 Indy 500.
Went and used my new 24-70mm 2.8! Love the flare it produces and the sharpness of the glass.
For a second there I thought that woman was sitting on a Mac Pro!
Camera Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/2.0
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 5000
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