Raptors and Owls of the world
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Loved this shot - hadn't seen an osprey drop his wings quite like this, but it reminded me of an angel. Many thanks, random fish hawk, for cooperating... :)
Ypache Tsuga
Here, she is sitting on a fence post in front of a beech tree in the garden...She may well be contemplating her name.
Eliot says cats must have three names. Ypache has two. However, I often call her Ypache McClatchey; well, she IS Scottish, after all.
Her middle name is a nod to her mother, Aspyn, named after a beautiful willow tree and, as we had just returned from a road trip from California, through Oregon to Washington, I decided to use the western hemlock or Tsuga.
South Carrick Hills
SW Scotland
iPad “noir” function.
“When you notice a cat in profound meditation
The reason, I tell you, is always the same
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name
His ineffable, effable, effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular name
Name, name, name, name, name, name.”
TS Eliot - ‘The Naming of Cats’
this Raptor gives the surroundings an unyielding inspection on a cold morning above the snowy meadow
I'm never a hundred percent sure of the id between the Sharpie and a Coopers but he seemed to be a young adult with eyes turning a yellow/orange on their way to red. He also has the strong appearance of the "Cooper's cap" and did seem to be more crow-sized. I did not get a good enough look at the tail formation to be sure so I'll leave it to any who might feel more definite about the id.
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There are bound to be confrontations when two different raptors share the same hunting territory. The smaller Short-eared Owl always tries to chase away any Harrier in in what it thinks is 'his' local hunting area. It is always very exciting to observe such wild animal behavior.
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Not sure exact type of Eagle ,possibly a Changeable Hawk Eagle? lt was photographed in Bharatpur Bird reserve.Perhaps someone could put me right if l am wrong. Thanks.
It's a juvenile Bald Eagle, processed for the Thursday Monochrome and Monochrome Bokeh Thursday groups.
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Paperhand Puppet Intervention Performance
Forest Theatre
Chapel Hill, NC
Sony NEX-6, Canon FDn 50mm/f1.4 lens
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just when bees and flies and bugs and ants and spiders thought it was safe to play and eat and have a grand day out in the flower patch here comes the raptor flowers. they attack without warning. beware!
I posted this in 2019, and decided today to redo with better noise reduction software: DxO PureRAW 3.
These small raptors have become more fearful of humans (us) in the past four years.
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We got close to this Osprey and its breakfast due a developing drama above us. A bald eagle was circling with, we suspected, plans to coerce this Osprey to drop its meal. The Osprey's mate was busy chasing off the questionable character, to a happy ending. We later saw the two Osprey fly off together, this one carrying the meal. We could then proceed across this bridge on our hike.
Taken late afternoon just as the light was turning a beautiful gold yellow colour,never usually that lucky.
A Rough-legged Hawk keeping an eye on airborne activities at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario.
Raptor Food Fight
Being able to watch the magnificent eagles fighting over food at Conowingo Dam is a great privilege
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I took this image 18 months ago, with an ISO of 8,000
When I took it my Photo Shop skill was basic and no knowledge of noise reduction.
I have since re-edited and this is the result.
This raptor was not too concerned about me...perched about six ft. over a stream waiting patiently.
Magnolia Gardens, USA
In the wintertime, my son and I drive around the countryside looking for raptors. We call it our "raptor run". We have an active eagle nest two minutes from our home and another one that is ten minutes away. We thought that we would be lucky to see four eagles, but to our astonishment we saw eight! We also spotted five Red-tailed Hawks, including the leucistic one that we have not seen since last summer and the American Kestrel pictured above. Total drive time was one hour. (to see pictures of the nests, go to my Bird's Nest Soup album and to see the leucistic hawk, go to my Hawks/Eagles album).