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  Northern Mockingbird working the kinks out. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 2009.  

  Gadwall drake loosening up. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 2009.  

  Curlybird writes: ''That's a nice shot, too, Cairnstone!  Nice and clear!'' *** Yep. It sure helps when they are not afraid of you and pose for 5 minutes. A rarity and so welcomed.

  Wow! What a shot Rarepony!

  There's an American Kestrel not too far from my house. Always in the same area on a pole or wire. The only problem is that it's a busy stretch of road with no place to pull over.

  The wife.  

  Very tough birds to photograph I find (but not as tough as Common Mergansers and Goldeneyes). Hooded Merganser drake. Today, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  

  Great stuff Matt! What kind of feeder? A suet feeder I am guessing?

  Same tree, different day. Today, November 16, 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Northern Mockingbird. Uncropped. I posted an unobstructed view of the same bird in the ''Northern Mocker Sunroof Shot'' thread.  

  Since seeing lyceel's marvelous original post I thought I wanted to do that too! Well, I tried. Here's a Northern Mockingbird, today in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 16, 2009. The November sun is pretty weak around these parts, but it was a beautiful day. Uncropped. I had the aperture set at f/6.3 and the white balance set on ...