Random Thread of Photography

My favorite toy is a Merlin app on my phone. It does a remarkable job and think it’s quite accurate.
 
Time to bump the thread .

Was out looking for Long-eared Owls last weekend and saw this Barred Owl instead. Obi-Wan Kenobi was whispering "This is not the owl you are looking for", however, any owl is a good owl to shoot.

Was overcast and almost dusk with failing light so not sharp but still liked the pose and general color.

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A couple of days ago the morning bird feeder buzz was interrupted by this interloper. I'm saying it's a sharp-shinned hawk, but could be convinced that it may be a Cooper's hawk.

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Not sure you can call this random, but took this pic on a recent trip to New Zealand. Taken in the small town of Tirau, which has turned itself into a tourist attraction by making buildings into sculpture using corrugated metal.

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Sleeping Saw-whet Owl so no pretty eyes but these little guys (like 7" tall) are still so cute. Worth the frozen fingers today up here in the northland to grab a couple of images of them (there were two).

The fingers I got frostbitten decades ago (at ISU) were barking at me after I got home. Brrr!

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Yesterday's sun was a real treat, but today's light is a real challenge with so much white in the background. Shooting through glass is never ideal, but, man, it's COLD out there. Here are two examples of the extreme differences.
 

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