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Old Jan 9th 2008 | 1:03 am
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...care to tell me what this is?

I'm guessing either sharp-shinned or coopers hawk.

Sorry about the quality of the pic - I had to zoom it in so you could tell what I was on about.
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Old Jan 9th 2008 | 1:11 am
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Originally Posted by Mr Lee
...care to tell me what this is?

I'm guessing either sharp-shinned or coopers hawk.

Sorry about the quality of the pic - I had to zoom it in so you could tell what I was on about.
It's a tree. I have no reservation, it's a tree.
it may be a sharp-shinned or coopers hawk tree (don't know my trees) but a tree it is.
 
Old Jan 9th 2008 | 1:13 am
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It's a tree. I have no reservation, it's a tree.
it may be a sharp-shinned or coopers hawk tree (don't know my trees) but a tree it is.
I'd say it is also a fence.
 
Old Jan 9th 2008 | 1:23 am
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Where's that "rolleyes" smiley gone...



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Old Jan 9th 2008 | 2:13 am
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Originally Posted by steve666
It's a tree. I have no reservation, it's a tree.
it may be a sharp-shinned or coopers hawk tree (don't know my trees) but a tree it is.
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I'd say it is also a fence.
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Where's that "rolleyes" smiley gone...



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Oh they're being so silly - obviously you're pointing to the bird in the tree!
It's not a parrot!
 
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Its a Lappet-faced Wowhawk for sure.

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Originally Posted by Rob4BC
Oh they're being so silly - obviously you're pointing to the bird in the tree!
It's not a parrot!
A bird?? Where??
 
Old Jan 9th 2008 | 2:28 am
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A bird?? Where??
To the right of the Squirrel!
 
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Originally Posted by Mr Lee
...care to tell me what this is?

I'm guessing either sharp-shinned or coopers hawk.

Sorry about the quality of the pic - I had to zoom it in so you could tell what I was on about.
I'm really not out to take the mick here but I really could not see a bird. So I'm helping others.
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Old Jan 9th 2008 | 2:42 am
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Originally Posted by steve666
I'm really not out to take the mick here but I really could not see a bird. So I'm helping others.
And here's the Squirrel.
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Old Jan 9th 2008 | 2:42 am
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I truly didn't even see that, I was concentrating on a blob on the branch to the left of that
 
Old Jan 9th 2008 | 2:43 am
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aaaaah said blob is a squirrel.
 
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I see a spider!
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As it's so difficult to see, I would suggest it's a member of the Chameleon family. I've checked Enx Ite le pedia Britannica and found this snippet.

Any member of the reptile or former bird family Chamaeleontidae, a group of Old World, primarily tree-dwelling Ifobrids characterized chiefly by their ability to change body colour.
 
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Originally Posted by Mr Lee
...care to tell me what this is?

I'm guessing either sharp-shinned or coopers hawk.

Sorry about the quality of the pic - I had to zoom it in so you could tell what I was on about.
Well, once I found it (took some doing!) it was hard to define because it's a rear-view. It's the size of a Coopers Hawk, but colouring almost looks like the Peregrin falcon that visits our backyard. If it comes back again try to get a better picture!
 


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