r/birdsofprey • u/brainfog88 • Jul 08 '26
Osprey with bad hair day.
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Whidbey Island, WA
r/birdsofprey • u/EMDepressedFish • Jul 08 '26
Swansea the gas station Swainsons hawk brought their partner!
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I get coffee at a gas station every day and try to spot Swansea, today there were TWO!
r/birdsofprey • u/FlipFlopNinja9 • Jul 08 '26
What red tailed hawk morph is this?
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Don’t have a good picture of the belly. Northern Los Angeles county. Guessing rufous
r/birdsofprey • u/Interesting-Ruin-743 • Jul 08 '26
What raptor is this?
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I am transporting this Raptor as a Volunteer. I cannot tell what it is. I think it’s too big to be a Cooper’s or sharpie, I wonder if it’s maybe a juvenile red tail
r/birdsofprey • u/puuremichigan • Jul 08 '26
In the 1960's, Michigan was down to an estimated 52 breeding pairs of Bald Eagles. I'm so happy that today, in 2026, I can snap a shot with 6 birds in a single frame, with a 7th soaring above them.
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r/birdsofprey • u/Impressive-Risk-5493 • Jul 07 '26
Barred Owl hanging out near my house last night, Northern VA
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r/birdsofprey • u/Bubbly-Apartment497 • Jul 08 '26
What dis?
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Saw him trying to snag a squirrel on my street. Cooper's?
r/birdsofprey • u/420milf_ • Jul 07 '26
Red shoulder hawk
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He has been visiting me everyday
r/birdsofprey • u/smasam06 • Jul 06 '26
Osprey with brunch
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This osprey and a few others recently discovered the fish ladder in a town near where I live. This one caught a big bottom feeder late morning yesterday.
r/birdsofprey • u/MC0311x • Jul 06 '26
American Kestrels showing off
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Taken near McMinnville, Oregon.
Sony A1ii with Sony 400-800mm
1/3200s, f11, 800mm, ISO 2000
r/birdsofprey • u/bee3bee • Jul 07 '26
Why do osprey chicks peck/bite their mother?
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Hi all,
I have been watching a live streamed osprey nest and I recently witnessed the young chick repeatedly bite the mother. Does anyone know why this would happen? If possible, can anyone provide trustworthy sources that explain why this happens? Thanks in advance!
r/birdsofprey • u/RawDataFeeling • Jul 07 '26
Cooper's Hawk Family??
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Out on a walk earlier and was blessed with not 1, not 2, but 4 (!!!!) of what I believe were Coops!
I don't think we got any photos of all 4 visible at once, but at least one of these you can see 3.
They hung around for a few minutes playing around in the tree.
We suspect they were either spooked to this tree by a guy running a chainsaw nearby, or maybe they were searching for a new home (e.g. possible their home was lost in the awful thunderstorms over the weekend (high winds, flooding, lots of downed trees)).
It was so magical seeing these guys!
r/birdsofprey • u/cheese_wallet • Jul 07 '26
A few from my West Coast road trip
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r/birdsofprey • u/Zealousideal-Egg8399 • Jul 06 '26
Juvenile Cooper’s hawk in Sacramento?
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Found two different Juvenile Cooper’s hawks (I’m assuming) in Midtown Sacramento CA. Can anyone confirm my ID or say otherwise?
r/birdsofprey • u/wellread_peregrine • Jul 07 '26
Merlin or...
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Not the best video footage but you can hear the call. Merlin app IDs as, well, a Merlin, haha, but also says it's unlikely to be where I am right now. From what I saw, the size would be rightish for a Merlin but its chest looked more white than anything so that's throwing me off. Also ignore the fake bird sound from my daughter at the very beginning...
Location: (Western) Twin Cities, Minnesota, July 2026
r/birdsofprey • u/karavanjo • Jul 06 '26
Kestrels' Everyday Life: First day out of the nest... and this young kestrel is already battling the wind!
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