This will be my last post for 2022. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful, happy and healthy New Year with lots of good photographic opportunities.

Chopta, Uttarakhand, India

Casinos, Valencia, Spain

Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

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Taken in the Toledo Region of Spain.

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Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

Aquila nipalensis

Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

Large sandy-colored raptor. In flight it has a strong underwing pattern, and holds its wings in a bent M-shape. Tail is relatively long and slightly rounded. Calls loudly with a distinctive repeated whistle. Common along coasts and waterways where it scavenges for fish. (eBird)

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Whistling Kites were a regular occurence during most of our trip. This one was welcoming the morning with its distinctive whistle.

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Tropical Australia.

Yellow Water Cruises.

Photographed the Bald Eagle up in the nest in a large Poplar in the Cedar Meadows Wildlife Park located in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada

The Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus is an enormous bird. Haliaeetus denotes sea eagle and leucocephalus refers to its white head. The wings, wide and long for soaring, span more than 2 m. When perched, the bird measures about 76 cm tall. Weights of over 7 kg are not uncommon. On average, females are larger than males, and juveniles are larger but lighter in weight than adults of the same sex. Bald Eagles that breed in the southern United States are smaller than those that breed farther north.

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Enormous gray and white raptor that soars with wings held in strong V-shape. In flight note black and white underwing pattern, short tail. Juvenile is much browner and can be confused with Wedge-tailed Eagle, but note mostly pale and fairly short tail. Predominantly found along coastlines, as well as estuaries and inland waterways. (eBird)

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Magnificent eagle enjoying the morning sun while surveying the river below for an unwary fish or three.

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, October 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Tropical Australia.

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Cabranosa, Sagres, Portugal

Réalisé le 10 mars 2021 au Domaine de Maizerets, ville de Québec, Québec.

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Taken on March, 10th / 2021 at Domaine de Maizerets, Quebec city, Quebec.

Casinos, Valencia, Spain

Captive Bird. Lovely to see one so close.

Majestic adults have blackish-brown body with white head and tail. Several stages of immature plumages aren't quite as majestic, from fully dark brown to messy and mottled with large patches of white. Look especially for white mottling on the belly on immatures. Scavenges and hunts near bodies of water. Soars with wings flat, like a large, dark plank. Head appears large in flight; projects far in front of wings. Surprisingly weak-sounding vocalization is a series of high-pitched whistles. (eBird)

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This beautiful pair of eagles watched us as we left Tofino for our pelagic bird watching trip. They were on a small island fairly near to shore. To their left, you can see a couple of Ochre Seastars, which indicates that this rock is underwater at least some part of each day.

Inshore waters of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. May 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Ultimate British Columbia.

The Whale Centre - Pelagic Bird Watching Tour.

Rupornis magnirostris (nome científico)

ACCIPITRIDAE (família)

Accipitriformes

FREE BIRD

Hawk on the fence

Gavião em cima do muro

Praia do Saco, Atalaia

Sergipe, Brasil

Art Week Gallery Theme

7 July - 13 July our theme is:

~~~ FACES ~~~

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Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

Subfamily: Accipitrinae

Genus: Astur Lacépède, 1799

Species: A. bicolor (Vieillot, 1817)

Binomial name: Astur bicolor

Love the early morning light in the Toledo region of Spain.

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One of the ospreys at Shell Beach, Louisiana. This is my first osprey image I've uploaded as I seldom see them and usually a long way off. They are definitely beautiful birds!!! :-)

Now the commonest and most widespread UK bird of prey. The buzzard is quite large with broad, rounded wings, and a short neck and tail. When gliding and soaring it will often hold its wings in a shallow 'V' and the tail is fanned. Buzzards are variable in colour from all dark brown to much paler variations, all have dark wingtips and a finely barred tail. Their plaintive mewing call could be mistaken for a cat.

Escaroupim - Portugal

Ce grand vautour — longueur de 1,10 m à 1,50 m ; envergure jusqu'à près de 3 m — présente des caractéristiques qui lui sont propres : absence de zones dénudées sur la tête, le cou et la poitrine ; tarses entièrement recouverts de plumes ; ailes étroites et anguleuses et queue cunéiforme. Le dessous blanchâtre teinté de roux orangé contraste avec le noir de jais du dos, des ailes et de la queue. Cet oiseau est en principe solitaire. Sa silhouette en vol rappelle celle des faucons. Assez bruyant pendant la période de reproduction, il émet des sifflements pénétrants.

Merci beaucoup à tous pour votre gentil commentaire et vos favoris très appréciés - bien cordialement ! au plaisir !

Thank you very much to all for your kind comment and your very appreciated favorites - well cordially - au plaisir -

Herzlichen Dank an alle für Ihren freundlichen Kommentar und Ihre beliebten Favoriten - herzlich! zum Vergnügen !

Foggy early morning and the bird was rather distant...

Sattal, Uttarakhand, India

Photographed the resting Bald Eagle out at the City of Timmins Landfill site located in Deloro Township in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada

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Merci beaucoup à tous pour votre gentil commentaire et vos favoris très appréciés - bien cordialement ! au plaisir !

Thank you very much to all for your kind comment and your very appreciated favorites - well cordially - au plaisir -

Herzlichen Dank an alle für Ihren freundlichen Kommentar und Ihre beliebten Favoriten - herzlich! zum Vergnügen !

Muchas gracias a todos por tu amable comentario y tus

favoritos muy apreciados - ¡muy cordialmente ! ¡al placer !

Muito obrigado a todos por seu comentário agradável e seus favoritos muito apreciados - muito cordialmente! à diversão !

Photographed the Bald Eagle feeding the Eaglet up in the nest in a large Poplar in the Cedar Meadows Wildlife Park located in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada

Canadian Bald Eagle populations are generally stable or increasing slightly, although the situation varies regionally. Currently, populations in coastal British Columbia, the boreal forest, and the Atlantic provinces of Canada are doing well. If mortality rates continue to be high, population growth will be slow. However, if suitable habitat remains available and human disturbance is kept to a minimum, we should be able to enjoy this magnificent soaring bird for some time to come.

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Merci beaucoup à tous pour votre gentil commentaire et vos favoris très appréciés - bien cordialement ! au plaisir !

Thank you very much to all for your kind comment and your very appreciated favorites - well cordially - au plaisir -

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Enormous gray and white raptor that soars with wings held in strong V-shape. In flight note black and white underwing pattern, short tail. Juvenile is much browner and can be confused with Wedge-tailed Eagle, but note mostly pale and fairly short tail. Predominantly found along coastlines, as well as estuaries and inland waterways. (eBird)

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There were several pairs of these lovely eagles making their home along the river. This one is greeting the morning sun and stretching his toes, prior to starting the day's hunting. We were so far below his station that we didn't even get a glance.

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.

Eagle-Eye Tours - Tropical Australia.

Yellow Waters Cruises.

A white-tailed kite scanning its hunting grounds from a perch at sunrise

juvenile Northern Goshawk hiding in a small tree near a pool in a forest

probably a female bird

also called Goshawk

accipiter gentilis

havik

autour des palombes

Habicht

Azor Común

Astore

Açor

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Buteo buteo

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Réalisé le 16 juin 2019 près de Kisoro, Ouganda, Afrique de l'Est.

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Made on June, 16th / 2019 near Kisoro, Uganda, East Africa.

Photographed the Bald Eagle up in the nest in a large Poplar in the Cedar Meadows Wildlife Park located in Mountjoy Township in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada

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Red-tailed hawk taking off to get to a better perch

Escaroupim - Portugal

Miranda - Mato Grosso do Sul - Brasil