/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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Finaly, I first posted these RSH building this nest on feb 7th. For 3 weeks all I have seen is her bringing another stick or him flying in and off.
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This Cooper's Hawk took a little nap in the middle of our photoshoot.
17:52 UTC
Very easy to miss these. Seems to be doing fine with one leg.
16:02 UTC
Leucistic red-tailed hawk in northern Colorado.
12:34 UTC
Can anyone identify?
Im in NY if that helps. He was just chilling eating his dinner.
23:17 UTC
Feather ID? Eastern Iowa
13:03 UTC
I just saw a documentary on raptors
I just watched a very interesting documentary on PBS (channel 709 in my area) about Raptors. It talked about many different species of raptors from giant eagles to miniature falconers. The name of the show is Nature and the episode is titled Raptors: A Fistful of Daggers - Meet the Raptors. I found it fascinating and enlightening and it is coming on several more times in the next few days including Sunday at 5 PM and 9 PM. I am on the West Coast and I have Xfinity cable. If you find it, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did
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The juvenile Red-shouldered are still trying to have a family.
23:05 UTC
Is that a hawk that killed a bird at my house?
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Cooper's Hawk staring down a mallard female. Would a Cooper's Hawk attempt to attack a mallard? This one was indifferent to the pair close by and was more interested in taking a bath.
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