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Nov 27, 2018 02:30:55   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
angler wrote:
Lovely set.


Thanks, angler.

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Nov 27, 2018 02:32:30   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
A bad feather day for sure. Great shot. I agree with your ID. FYI Sharpies tend to be more secretive than Cooper's. In my 60+ years birding I could probably count on one hand the numbers of Sharpies I have seen sitting on poles, posts or other exposed locations. They are usually just inside heavy cover from which they dash out to make (or miss) a kill and retreat back to cover to eat the kill.
A bad feather day for sure. Great shot. I agree wi... (show quote)


Curmudgeon, thanks for the info on Sharpies. It's true, I have only seen them inside leafy trees, hiding!

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Nov 27, 2018 02:33:02   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
erbiv wrote:
Very nice! Good on ya'.


Thanks a bunch, erbiv!

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Nov 27, 2018 02:33:32   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
Glad you liked it, Debbie!

debbie wrazen wrote:
Nice shot, Katy.

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Nov 27, 2018 02:34:19   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
gregoryd45 wrote:
Great series, Katydid. I hink you are right


Thanks, Gregory. Cooper's seems to be the consensus.

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Nov 27, 2018 02:35:00   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
kpmac wrote:
Nice set, Katy. I am no help with raptor ID, though.


It's always nice to hear from you, kp!

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Nov 27, 2018 06:00:07   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
Katydid wrote:
For several reasons and with much thought, I am labeling this guy a Cooper's but I realize I may be looking at a Sharpie. Anyway, I have never had one pose for me out in the open, like this one on top of a telephone pole. It wasn't til I got home that I realized that I got this first shot, and it really made me laugh. It was a bit breezy, just a little bit.


Nice set Katy.

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Nov 27, 2018 09:20:03   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
Katydid wrote:
For several reasons and with much thought, I am labeling this guy a Cooper's but I realize I may be looking at a Sharpie. Anyway, I have never had one pose for me out in the open, like this one on top of a telephone pole. It wasn't til I got home that I realized that I got this first shot, and it really made me laugh. It was a bit breezy, just a little bit.


love these shots, especially the delightfully cute facial expression in the first one.

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Nov 27, 2018 11:09:28   #
Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC
 
Nice set, good detail.

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Nov 27, 2018 11:18:30   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Nice.

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Nov 27, 2018 12:03:54   #
vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country
 
Very nice shots Katy.

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Nov 27, 2018 12:20:47   #
sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA
 
Good shots, Katy! I like all of them!

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Nov 27, 2018 17:20:31   #
fourg1b2006 Loc: Long Island New York
 
Whatever it is...it's gorgeous.

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Nov 27, 2018 19:05:28   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set Katy.



Thanks for looking, Jack!

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Nov 27, 2018 19:06:06   #
Katydid Loc: Davis, CA
 
merrytexan wrote:
love these shots, especially the delightfully cute facial expression in the first one.


Thanks, Merry. It was a good catch for me!

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