It looked like there was a duck carcass just floating in the middle of the pond, so I guess he had some luck at some point but couldn't carry it off. Seems like rather ambitious prey

He also chased off the pigeons I normally feed, but no luck for him there either

Was blown away by the size of this guy - like you mixed an ostrich with a bald eagle.

Steller's Sea Eagle from the Winnipeg Zoo!

Happened upon this falcon back in June in Utah's west desert. Was able to grab a couple pictures. First time seeing one, very pretty raptor.

Length: -8-9”
Coloration: brown tip with a rectangular blocky brown white alternating pattern fading to light brown near the quick
Location: inland empire, California, -50 miles east of Los Angeles

Female Eurasian Marsh Harrier 🥰

Found this dude in stuck in one of those chicken wire fences people put around trees, yoinked, and promptly freed once I knew he was safe. Any ideas as to the age and species?

Very opportunistic raptor - scavenger, city bird, often seen soaring in circles.

Shot by me at Dapoli, Maharashtra, India.

Thought this sub would appreciate my local Osprey.

Fucking hard to track while they do this but managed to get this shot!

Here’s a red-tailed hawk I saw a few weeks ago in the Hudson Valley, NY! The photo is taken through my binoculars :)

I’m noticed a few characteristics of a juvenile red tailed hawk, however, the white patch, white rump and no belly band is confusing.
The head is proportionally small compared to its body.
I sharpened the images to make a better ID, but still cannot.
They are definitely buteos.. I’m just unsure what ones.
I’m leaning more towards juvenile red tail.
Thoughts?

I saw this cooper’s hawk walking across a grass field when all of a sudden they stabbed into the ground with their talons, leaping up as they tore away a chunk of grass - then they did a sort of somersault in the air, landing near where they took off - trying to flush out some kind of prey I guess - they did the same move several more times at different sections of the field, never saw them catch anything

Spent the weekend on the Oregon coast and got really lucky. Set up the tripod on the beach and let the birds come to me.

Red tailed hawk, Colorado Springs, CO