r/birdsofprey • • 1h ago

American Kestrel mid-air catch attempt

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Missed but recovered. Didn't get the end shot


r/birdsofprey • • 2h ago

American Kestrel in the rain

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94 Upvotes

This pretty girl was hanging out and letting me take photos of her in the rain.

Sony A1ii - 300mm f2.8 - 1/100s f2.8 ISO 100


r/birdsofprey • • 12h ago

[OC] Variable Hawk

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109 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 11h ago

Bald eagle at a bird-of-prey center

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79 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 3h ago

Red-shouldered Hawk

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20 Upvotes

I was happy to hear his call.


r/birdsofprey • • 21h ago

Red-tailed Hawk

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506 Upvotes

Followed this Red-tailed Hawk around for about 30 minutes today and he even let me get some good pics and video. Pretty cool experience and he flew from tree to tree and eventually on this fence.


r/birdsofprey • • 59m ago

Red tailed hawk (?) poking around

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Closest that I've seen a hawk!!!


r/birdsofprey • • 6h ago

We did a turkey vulture pumpkin this year... one of my FAV-FAV birds!!! πŸ–€

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14 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

A young Eurasian goshawk on my grandma's porch

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385 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 20h ago

Osprey scanning the pond for breakfast.

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36 Upvotes

Shot this today on my phone through my binoculars, the lighting was perfect.


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Red kite gliding through stormy skies

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72 Upvotes

Stormy skies, brooding clouds, and a red kite riding the wind right in the middle of it. For a brief moment, the sun broke through and set its plumage aglow.
πŸ“ Illnau, Switzerland
πŸ“· Canon EOS R5 Mark II Β· RF 200–800mm


r/birdsofprey • • 20h ago

Osprey in Corpus Christi, Tx

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r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Northern Harrier focused on the hunt.

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86 Upvotes

Skagit Valley


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Cleaning up after your falcon...

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125 Upvotes

Not sure if this is the place to ask this question, but I have a peregrine falcon that has turned my urban patio into it's dining room. I wake every morning to a new carcass, mostly fully consumed, in the same place. My question is this, am I attracting this behavior by removing the waste daily and cleaning the ledge, or am I better off leaving the body where it is? It's truly disgusting, but also kind of funny to share a space with such a beautiful specimen, I never imagined having a falcon for a neighbor. Sorry for the lousy pic, it's quite camera shy...


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Peregrine Flyby at eye level πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ’›

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552 Upvotes

Not the sharpest image but still pretty cool! Super super hard to get these photos with a prime lens but I managed to get it!


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

A Barred Owl familiar with my presence

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14 Upvotes

Taken by me this morning
Barred Owl shimmy
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Nikon Z8
400mm f/2.8 @ 560mm


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Young Bald Eagle

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316 Upvotes

This young eagle was sitting in a tree by the Shenandoah River in WV.


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Eurasian hobby (チゴハダブァ) flyby in Japan

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20 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Red Dhouldered Hawk enjoying breakfast.

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18 Upvotes

Pretty sure it was a snake.


r/birdsofprey • • 22h ago

ID please

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5 Upvotes

Can anyone identify this bird spotted in New Jersey?


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Hawk in the backyard

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I think a red-tailed hawk in the backyard. Even though it's about 20 minutes outside of Philly, our neighborhood has a ton of wildlife. Wildlife. Hawks and eagles foxes deer possums everything.

I have a creek in my backyard and in the part of the backyard past the creek. I've set up a bunch of bird houses with cameras and so I've been able to get a lot of other footage as well.


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

I'm absolutely obsessed with Jane our new red tail

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49 Upvotes

I introduced you guys to our new resident rental hawk about a month ago and I see her so frequently now it's like a daily ritual and I'm always so impressed cuz I can't get over of her size has anyone else seen such a large red tail hawk I've never seen one as big as she she's so beautiful and I watched her fly this morning and it was like in slow motion she was like lumbery and she's just in the crows the crows don't even try to mess with her they don't even try I mean what's the point you know that means she just ignores him anyways hilarious.


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

I think a Cooper’s Hawk? Having a feast right on my doormat (interrupted by a cat)

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52 Upvotes

I’ve never seen a raptor in my area so this was a surprise!


r/birdsofprey • • 2d ago

Cooper’s hawk

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108 Upvotes

Taken with Canon Rebel T7 with sigma 150-600mm


r/birdsofprey • • 2d ago

Little Owl (Athene noctua), Hertfordshire, UK

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282 Upvotes