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Osprey watching me shoot pictures of him. It's eye was piercing right through me! They are not afraid of humans at all so you can get much closer to one than a hawk. Kept waiting for it to grab a fish but after an hour, we gave up and then as soon as we did, of course, it grabbed a fish and flew away! lol
My very first Great Horned Owl, found by me. I have seen these owls a few times before, either in captivity or shown to me by someone else. This one I found on my own, while alone. While the lighting was not what I would have liked and he was mostly dark, I was able to pull him out of the shadows a little. I will take it :)
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Philadelphia Museum of Art. This second year hawk was hopping around various perches behind the museum at dawn. Eventually he flew upriver, toward the zoo. Meanwhile T4 sat on one of the East-facing Griffins. Oblivious?
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One from the archives - Dec 2019 at the Ravines. I need to get me some Eagle shots this weekend.
If you're in St. Johns, take a moment to visit Riverfront Park. With luck, you'll witness this Osprey or perhaps another of its kind, adding a dash of wild wonder to your day. Remember to bring your camera or binoculars to capture or simply appreciate nature's own spectacle on the shores of the St. Johns River.
still going through some from during the week and keep finding shots of this lovely male marsh harrier from Lakenheath
In the wide-open marshes of central Florida, this broad-winged bird glides slowly and low over the sawgrass. It has no need for fast flight, because it seeks only snails -- and only one particular sort, the apple snail. This snail is strongly affected by water levels, and drainage of wetlands has hurt populations of both the snail and the kite. The Florida race of this bird, formerly called Everglades Kite, is now endangered. How ever in this particular spot there were about 7-8 active nests, and the Adults were working on building more of them. Unfortunately a lot of these nests have not been successful in past years due to the local rat snake population.