/r/birdsofprey
Birds of Prey: Hawks, eagles, kites, vultures, owls, falcons, and seriemas!
Which birds are considered birds of prey?
Hawks, eagles, kites, vultures, owls, and falcons - and now introducing the seriemas!
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Eastern screech owl in owl shaped cavity, northern Colorado
07:41 UTC
Eagle chatter this morning before sunrise. Maryland
00:17 UTC
Baldy portrait
I love adding the environment in the shots I take for some reason so I don't go for portraits much. This guy let me get pretty close so I was able to take a few portraits before it flew away.
22:40 UTC
Male hen harrier
Posted this earlier but deleted because people told me it wasn’t a hen, but apparently males have a different color :)
19:15 UTC
Golden Eagle! Wyoming, USA
I love this photo!
19:05 UTC
Red tail visitor this morning
And one of the dogs went crazy but the hawk was safe.
18:11 UTC
Red-tailed Hawk youngster on a frigid morning.
NE Wisconsin
11:49 UTC
A very soggy juvenile common buzzard. Typical Irish weather 🙄
10:47 UTC
Great Horned Owl
Tucson, AZ
01:49 UTC
High Voltage Red tail
Got this cool shot of a Red-tailed hawk eating lunch. I liked ow all lines in the photo lead to the bird. I got a bit closer but didn't wanna disturb him.
01:10 UTC
Help identifying this hawk please.
This first time I saw this one (or a different one) was because the birds all sounded their alarms. It was warmer a few weeks ago and the window was open and I heard the racket and went to investigate.
This time I happened to be watching the birds and they flew right up to the same branch. I googled the tail wagging and it said it signaled territory protecting. Beautiful & fascinating!
18:30 UTC
Owlets
Came across these little guys a while back. I did end up watching them grow up and leave which was cool.
16:26 UTC
Red shouldered hawk on my neighbor's fence 2024-11-28
16:17 UTC
I swear I uploaded som cool videos today. Where they go ?
Today Thanksgiving I do my annual freaking bird watching thing I do at the creek I do every year and I usually have it all to myself it's really cool I posted videos from the creek before to you guys of my favorite red tail and my favorite shoulder Hawks today I posted a video and I was so excited about it because it made my day it made it the best Thanksgiving ever and then I thought you know what I'm going to post all three videos so you guys can see the whole thing unfold cuz it was super cool I don't see any of them so did I screw up or did I do something wrong? I've never seen this like live before with two red tail hawks but it was quite exciting and I wanted to share it with you guys so should I try reposting it or did I make someone mad or did I do something wrong if someone can help me that would be super cool cuz I don't want to you know do anything wrong I love you guys I just thought it was the best Thanksgiving gift I could have had and I wanted to share it.
06:16 UTC
Raptor laws?
I already know the best place to find an answer would be through the wildlife department, but i’ve searched and can’t find anything mentioning my specific scenario
Im deer hunting and I can see some sort of hawk through the woods about 100 yards. I know it is illegal to shoot them and I have no thoughts of even doing so. However, if I were to take a picture through my scope to share with family members in town for Thanksgiving, does that fall under “endangering” them or something that might warrant a visit from the game warden? This might be an obvious, dumb question. I just want to make sure I’m not breaking any rules. Thanks
21:49 UTC
Wednesday RSH 💙
Seen today on my way to do some last minute grocery shopping for tomorrow.
27 Nov Pensacola FL US
20:39 UTC
Rough-legged Hawk! Wyoming, USA
18:19 UTC