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Final Five of 2011

This is a discussion on Final Five of 2011 within the Nature and Wildlife forums, part of the Showcase category; Not my best work but fun nonetheless. Not sure about a couple of the I.D.s so any help would be ...
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Final Five of 2011 - 12-31-2011, 08:12 PM
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Not my best work but fun nonetheless. Not sure about a couple of the I.D.s so any help would be welcomed.

Red-winged Blackbirds Take Flight


Killdeer Wading


Greater Yellowlegs Feeding


American Kestrel Basking in Rays


Red-shouldered Hawk Hunting
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12-31-2011, 08:55 PM

John, You got a nice variety! My favorite is the hawk photo. I can't help with that ID. I look forward to seeing what the experts have to say. The third one looks like one of the Yellowlegs to me. Hard to tell if Lesser or Greater since I can't see end of beak. But it appears a bit upturned, so maybe Greater.

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12-31-2011, 09:35 PM

I never see more that just few redwings in a group. Love the hawk, but not sure about the ID.
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12-31-2011, 10:55 PM

Nice series of images.

The hawk looks like a Red-shouldered Hawk to me. The general shape, the slight rufous patch on the wing.

I'm also pretty sure that your Spotted Sandpiper is actually a Greater Yellowlegs - the bill of a Greater is longer than the "length" of the head, while the Lesser the bill length is about the same as the "length" of the head.

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12-31-2011, 11:00 PM

Thanks for the comments, and thanks for the I.D. corrections, Scott!

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Great stuff John. I really like the hawk and the red shouldered blackbirds.

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01-01-2012, 04:13 AM

Loving that first shot...Wow! Happy New Year!

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01-01-2012, 06:14 AM

Great way to end the year...nice series John...

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01-01-2012, 08:13 AM

Nice series John! The Blackbird shot is awesome.

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Hey John, love that light on the last one!

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01-01-2012, 01:30 PM

Thanks, everyone! The flock of blackbirds was really something. Wish I'd had my wide angle to get all of them in the frame.

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Like the first and last the best and everything in between. Good shooting John.

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Like the first and last the best and everything in between. Good shooting John.
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01-02-2012, 03:43 PM

Nice set of images, John - I like the Red-winged Blackbirds image the best.

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01-02-2012, 06:23 PM

nice set! the blackbirds are really something to watch but hard to capture the patterns and flow.

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