Juvenile Bald Eagle

Topvogel 31-05-2020

Birds of Prey at the 2019 Scottish Games in Pleasanton

The littlest owlet is left alone and looking out from the nest after the older one fledged. Mom now has two babies to keep an eye on in different locations.

Short-eared Owl in the snow.

Birds of Prey Center , SC

Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont CA

getting slightly closer

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Topvogel 31-05-2020

Young Owlets fledge by 6-9 weeks old, becoming independent at the age of 5-10 weeks. Sexual maturity is achieved at 1-3 years old.

This Short-eared Owl just seemed to want to pose. It was very relaxed, enjoying the beautiful day just like I was. One of those magical days when the weather, nature and good people relish the moments.

This Osprey was taking off from its nest as I captured this shot earlier this afternoon on the grounds of Fort Pickens on the West end of Pensacola Beach Florida. To capture this shot I used the Sony A9 with the Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens. Be safe!

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this was a real bonus turning up at lackford all three birds captured inside a hour

Haliastur sphenurus

Showing it's undercarriage & having a peak

This bird of prey (I have not yet conclusively ID it, and could use some more help) was having a hearty meal perched in our white pine this morning.

a lot easier to lock on to in good light

Great Grey Owl low to the ground in flight at The Hawk Conservancy Trust, near Andover. The woodland setting has been re-arranged with much more seating and sadly a tree came down in a recent storm.

I was sat on the ground to get this low viewpoint capture.

A group of nine photographers from Windsor Photographic Society joined the Time Line/ Leading Lines Event on the 3rd of April for a very enjoyable day getting shots, and social chatting with a buffet lunch and free tea/coffee all day.

Image info :- Nikon Z9 with Nikon 100 - 400mm @f/5.0 , focal length 230mm, ISO 500, shutter speed 1/2000th second, processed in Lightroom Classic and Topaz de-noise and Topaz sharpen.

She has become a regular visitor now but we never see the male

in the garden, in the air we see them both,

I was lucky tonight getting around thirty nice keepers of the barn owl on the home from work in nice light

A Great Grey Owl takes time to yawn and stretch

Many thanks for all your continued comments and faves, which are very much appreciated. Here's hoping for a travel restriction free 2022.

nice to get some shots from the hide across the woodland I quite often lose them in this area and get blurry shots

Harris Hawk

Captive

An image of the two sibling eagles perched on a low level tree above the delta.

Image taken from a photo boat in the Danube Delta, Romania. Up at 4am every day on this trip but well worth it.

Many thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.

Seen at the Rio Alcobillas hunting over farmland where it was repeatedly attacked by a Red Kite and driven off Unfortunately a dull cloudy day which affected the quality of the picture

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female

Willington wetlands

Sunnyvale Baylands Park, Sunnyvale CA.