A couple of grab shots...

[finnbay]

on the way home today.

Guessing sharp-shinned with the square tail:

And two gulls duking it out:

[Dbl]

Cool!!! That second shot is something you don't see everyday!

[MARINERMAGNUM]

#2 for me!

[Steve Foss]

Great catch on that second one, Ken! The first is a broad-winged hawk.

[finnbay]

Thanks, Steve. What would I look at to tell that this is a broad wing? I used the square tail and a single white band to take a guess.

[Steve Foss]

Ken, compare size and dimensions. Accipiters like the sharp-shinned are slim birds compared with the stocky buteos like the broad-winged.

Accipiters also have narrower, longer tails compared with their somewhat short, blunt wings.

It would be very easy to tell the two apart if they were side-by-side on a branch, but of course that never happens in nature.

[finnbay]

Ahhhh, muchas gracias!

[Steve Foss]

Ken, I sent you an e-mail. Check it out!

[huntnfishsd]

very nice pics, loved the second one!

[hendenhook]

That second shot has a smooth rather cool blue and unique look to it - nice stuff.

[Royce Aardahl]

Cool gulls!

[JayinMN]

Nice sharp and great action on those gulls!