Welcome Backyard Visitor

dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
edited January 12, 2011 in Wildlife
This guy landed in my backyard this morning, which never happens. I quickly got set up but was only able to get one shot.:barb

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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2011
    What luck you had Dan. Nice looking bird. Did you have him in for lunch? Nice pic.
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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited January 6, 2011
    Well that one shot is great, Dan! Really nice to have him looking back over his shoulder like that, with his eye so bright. I really like it
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    Osprey Whisperer wrote: »
    What luck you had Dan. Nice looking bird. Did you have him in for lunch? Nice pic.

    Very luckywings.gif
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 7, 2011
    One shot, but boy it's a beauty. nod.gif

    I had an adult Coopers hawk land on my block wall today right outside my office window. We have screen on that side of the house, so I couldn't shoot through it. I knew if I exited the house, he'd be gone in a flash. So the best I could do was just observe him. Ce'st la vie.
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  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    Stunning shot, Dan! I love the cooper's crazy eyes!
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    Very nice Dan, and lucky for you and one shot good job.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    christinamae wrote: »
    Stunning shot, Dan! I love the cooper's crazy eyes!

    Is it a cooper or a redtail?
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  • christinamaechristinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins
    edited January 7, 2011
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Is it a cooper or a redtail?

    I'm pretty sure it's a juvenile cooper. It could be a sharp-shinned, but they are very hard to tell apart.
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 7, 2011
    christinamae wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure it's a juvenile cooper. It could be a sharp-shinned, but they are very hard to tell apart.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2011
    PGM wrote: »
    Well that one shot is great, Dan! Really nice to have him looking back over his shoulder like that, with his eye so bright. I really like it
    Thanks, Pam
    kdog wrote: »
    One shot, but boy it's a beauty. nod.gif

    I had an adult Coopers hawk land on my block wall today right outside my office window. We have screen on that side of the house, so I couldn't shoot through it. I knew if I exited the house, he'd be gone in a flash. So the best I could do was just observe him. Ce'st la vie.

    :D
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  • lfortierlfortier Registered Users Posts: 237 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2011
    Nice capture. Glad you had you kit handy.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2011
    lfortier wrote: »
    Nice capture. Glad you had you kit handy.

    Thank you:D
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  • korandokekorandoke Registered Users Posts: 517 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2011
    nice capture.

    Kind regards,
    Korandoke
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  • deb22deb22 Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2011
    Beauty Dan! and lucky you can set up that quickly. I am not your neighbor so I don't know if you had time to put your pants on or not, Laughing.gif!
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2011
    I'd love to have that sort of visitor in my back yard. Awesome, that you were able to get a shot in before he left - and it's a beauty, too.

    All we ever seem to get in the back yard are flocks of darned noisy parrots.
    Oh. And ravens.
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 10, 2011
    Lindiwe wrote: »
    I'd love to have that sort of visitor in my back yard. Awesome, that you were able to get a shot in before he left - and it's a beauty, too.

    All we ever seem to get in the back yard are flocks of darned noisy parrots.
    Oh. And ravens.

    We want what we don't have. I would love to have your parrots.rolleyes1.gif

    Thanks for the kind comment.:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2011
    Send that hawk to my place. The only visitors I've had lately have been squirrels.:yikes

    Good capture.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2011
    Harryb wrote: »
    Send that hawk to my place. The only visitors I've had lately have been squirrels.:yikes

    Good capture.

    Thanks Harry. In that case I won't post my latest spawn of satan photo rolleyes1.gif
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