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Good coverage of a bad subject. Not jealous of anything I see in these photos, and not one bit deprived for having not 'chosen' to live that way either, Juck.

...that's exactly how it was walking.  I had a look at the Winter plumage diagram I have, but then remembered the photo was taken at the end of August.

...juvenile, perhaps?  Photographed in Saskatoon end of August last year.

I think it's a Red Tailed Hawk, light-morph.  Photographed in Saskatoon, SK a couple of days ago, the only shot I got.  Caught with Canon 1Dmk3, 300f2.8L IS (I), 2X (III).

Might be a bit soon for the Juveniles to be about, Purple Finch maybe?

....that lasted about 2 seconds or less....I won, he ran off.

He did a great job! :P

All are wide open (f5.6), light USM applied, 50% crops (pardon the odd ratios), and using 2X (III) with 70-200f2.8L IS (I). It's a bit soft, but very...

I have these pieces, but have only tried them together once. I don't have a photo to post yet. I had earlier tried the 70-200f2.8L IS (1) with the 2X(II), and it wasn't anything to brag about. ...

DPR post win. -- http://www.pbase.com/patgould

Shot with newly acquired 300f2.8L IS (I), with 2x (III). 1 2000s f/7.1 at 600.0mm iso4001 http://www.pbase.com/patgould