Red-tailed Hawk in Flight
The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk in Flight was taken at the State Line Lookout on the Palisades. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sound of the Red-tailed Hawk in Flight, click on the arrow below.
Crested Caracara
A tropical falcon version of a vulture, the Crested Caracara reaches the United States only in Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
The picture of this Crested Caracara was taken in Boca Chica, Texas. The picture of this Crested Caracara was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sounds of the Crested Caracara, click on the arrow below.
Bald Eagle in Flight
The picture of this Bald Eagle in Flight was taken at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland. The picture of this Adult Bald Eagle in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender on a very overcast day.
To hear the song of the Bald Eagle, click on the arrow below.
Red-tailed Hawk
The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sounds of the Red-tailed Hawk, click on the arrow below.
Osprey with Fish
The picture of this Osprey was taken in the Viera Wetlands, Florida. The picture of this Osprey was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the Osprey, click on the arrow below.
Great Horned Owlets
Young fully feathered Great Horned Owls are capable of flight in 45–49 days. They will exhibit hostile behavior at approach of intruder by 15 days by hissing and swaying from side to side, clapping bill and raising wing stubs. Now I understand the behavior I saw when a group of us were watching them.
To hear the song of the Great Horned Owls, click on the arrow below.
Snowy Owl
The picture of this pretty Snowy Owl was taken at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island, New York. The picture of this Snowy Owl was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sounds of the Snowy Owl, click on the arrow below.
Red-tailed Hawk on Branch
The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk on Branch was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk on Branch was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the Red-tailed Hawk, click on the arrow below.
Bald Eagle in Flight
The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was photographed at the Conowingo Dam in Darlingon, Maryland. The picture of this Bald Eagle in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sounds of the Bald Eagle, click on the arrow below.
Peregrine Falcon
The picture of this Peregrine Falcon finishing Sunday Brunch was taken at the State Line Lookout off of the Palisades Parkway in New Jersey. The picture of this Peregrine Falcon was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the, click on the arrow below.
Cooper’s Hawk contemplating a bee
Once thought averse to towns and cities, Cooper’s Hawks are now fairly common urban and suburban birds. Some studies show their numbers are actually higher in towns than in their natural habitat, forests. Cities provide plenty of Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove prey.
Peregrine Falcon in Flight
During its spectacular hunting stoop from heights of over 1 0.62 mi, the Peregrine Falcon may reach speeds of 200 mph as it drops toward its prey.
Turkey Vulture in Flight
Not everyone sees vultures as a creepy harbinger of death—many see them as sacred for their cleanup role. Tibetan Buddhists practice “sky burials,” where animals, usually vultures, consume their dead. Similarly, Zoroastrians offer their dead to be consumed by vultures on a raised platform, called a dakhma. They regard vultures are precious animals that release the soul from the body.
Bald Eagle in Flight
The Bald Eagle dwarfs most other raptors, including the Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was taken at the State Line Lookout on the Palisades in New Jersey.
Great Horned Owl Fledgling
This fledgling Great Horned Owl left the nest two days before this picture was taken. Young fledgling owls move onto nearby branches at 6 weeks of age at which time they may clamber out along a tree branch from the nest. At 7 weeks they are capable of 3–4 short flights of diminishing distance because they tire easily.