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Oh, thanks very much.  I shoot a Canon EOS 50D with a Canon L-series image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens (EF 100-400mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM. http://www.peeniewallie.com/photos/birds/ (pops)

roger that. many thanks. :)

I took this photo of a female hummingbird in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies yesterday.  I think that it is a female Broad-tailed hummingbird, but I'm not certain.  In this area, at this time of year, we're supposed to have Calliope, Rufous, Black-chinned, and Broad-tailed hummingbirds.  So, I'm thinking that it's a female of ...

Cool. Thanks.  That's a nice shot you got.  Looks sharp.

I saw this hawk recently soaring over an open field at the edge of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.  I think that it's a Swainson's Hawk with a light color morph.  Is this right?  I notice that the wings are more pointed than a Red-tailed Hawk, and his tail is longer as well.  Sorry for the poor quality of the photo, he was ...

Here's a slightly different version of the same shot.  I cropped it and lightened the shadows in Photoshop to show the detail better.  Incidentally, I shot this photo with a Canon EOS 50D and a Canon L-Series 100-400mm IS USM telescopic zoom lens. Shutter = 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, ISO = 320.

Woohoo! Thanks.

I shot this photo of a raptor flying near my house today in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.  I think it's a Red-tailed hawk.  Is this right?

OK. I went back my bird books and I think I agree with you.  It's too large to be a Sharp Shinned hawk, and the tail is rounded at the end.  I think it's a Cooper's Hawk.  Pretty cool.  I've never seen one up here before.  Or, if I have seen them, I just mistakenly assumed they were Red-tailed hawks, which are more ...

I saw this bird flying over my house today in Colorado in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  I think it's a red-tailed hawk, but not certain.