Beautiful shot. I've shot a bunch of Kestrels but never that nice! Just for the info, that "Sparrow Hawk" name is misleading. The Kestrel is actually in the same order as the falcons. Hawks are grouped with Eagles, vultures and etc. Just a bit of info.
Gallinule is a very close relative. I believe this is a Common Moorhen.
Wow! After a lifetime of seeing photos of the canyon, FINALLY something TOTALLY UNIQUE! Absolutely beautiful.
The Opera and a T-shirt and shorts!! Bravo! You belong out here in Seattle. Great shots!
Those are Michelins, I believe. I had them on my 1955 Triumph TR-2.
The bird is an Arctic Tern in breeding plummage.
Very nice. The pipeline is also in shot #2. Were these along the Dalton Highway?
I'm using PS 14 but it opens almost immediately on my desktop. It makes me wonder how old your laptop is. Just something to think about.
I recently upgraded to PS Elements 14 and noticed all the sales pitches for the CLOUD. It seems to me that Adobe is trying to cloud our vision. Now, instead of buying a product and being done with it, they've figured out a way to have us paying every month! That's the kind of business that has all of your customers deserting you the minute there's a new guy in town.
When they discontinued Picasa I was surprised! Then, paying closer attention, I realized that they had created Google Photos (photos.google.com) to replace it. They had moved all my photos over to the new site, ready to use. I don't find it the most user friendly site ever used, but it gets the job done.
I believe Google is phasing out Picasa. Mine prompted me (about 6 months ago) to go to
https://photos.google.com/ and I found all my stuff there ready to go. I've used it ever since.
Nice shot and a great pun!
You have seen one! The top photo is Male! Very nice looking birds.
Nice shots! I suspect they are not fighting but, mating. Either way, nice job of catching them in the act!
I've been using Manfrotto tripods and have had nothing but trouble with the twist locks. The shims fall out. One day out birding and the pod needs repair again. The flip locks are what I've gone to and have never had a problem with them.