Perfect blend

Total color blend, grooming while resting. The great horned owl.

I wish I could hand hold a 600mm lens.
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Available food

Acorns available. Don't know why I was thinking about food having gorged the day before.

Chestnuts.

Down the hatch to make room for next nut.

Reflection from sunset on Trump Tower window.

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The sharpie

The race was on, sharp shinned hawk on the prowl, not easy to photograph, fast swirl overhead.

Finally, a landing, beady-eyed stare.

Great, fast hunter.
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Punk Dove

I've seen many handsome mourning doves, usually more skittish than this one.

Into this space came a mod-Dove, probably "henpecked", a vision of loveliness.

And speaking of heads, an immature red-headed woodpecker, no red head yet. It caught a bug. Lunch on the fly. (pun intended)

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Autumn cuisine

At first I wasn't sure what I was seeing. Lots of frenzied activity. When I got closer I could make out what was going on. Oh joy, a peanut butter tree. I love the stuff too. Human delivery. Mmmm, good!

Around the corner the white throated sparrow was enjoying organic lunch, seeds.

I prefer peanut butter.
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Still in town

Sleeping during the day, standard behavior, midday

Hiking shoes, good grief!

Sorry, I left peanuts at home.

West End Avenue sapsucker

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Hooo's in town

Shadow, back light, high up, hard to shoot, the great horned owl, a perfect blend of brown-orange-beige-yellow.

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