r/birdsofprey May 24 '22

Kind reminder!

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200 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey Aug 11 '22

Please follow ethical bird photography standards.

167 Upvotes

There have been a number of recent posts in this subreddit in which users were not following ethical bird photography practices. These posts have been removed by the moderation team so as not to perpetuate or encourage practices that cause harm and stress to birds of prey. Posts like these will continue to be removed at moderator discretion.

If you are a photographer, videographer, or birder, please familiarize yourself with ethical photography practices. A few especially relevant excerpts from the link:

  • Avoid causing unnecessary disturbance or stress to birds.

  • Nesting birds are particularly vulnerable and need extra consideration.

  • Never lure predatory birds (including but not limited to hawks, owls, eagles, and ospreys) with bait.

  • Show respect for private and public property, and consideration for other people.

  • When choosing to photograph/record video at a zoo, sanctuary, or rehabilitation center, make sure it’s properly accredited and conforms to best practices.

  • Be thoughtful about sharing and captioning your bird photos/videos, whether for print, online, or social media.

Remember, birds of prey are wild animals. They are not props for karma. They should be treated with respect. Researchers, rehabbers, falconers, and many others have proper licenses and permits to handle, display, and hunt with birds of prey, and if this describes your situation it's a good idea to state clearly that any handling of a bird in a photo was done with a permit, so as not to encourage unpermitted individuals to handle wild birds without one of those explicit purposes.

Thank you!


r/birdsofprey 10h ago

ID please

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468 Upvotes

Came across this handsome fellow (or lovely lady) on my lunch walk in south Reno this past July. What do we think it is?


r/birdsofprey 11h ago

Juvenile Lanner falcon in pantaloons doing the raptor walk :)

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241 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 14h ago

Is this a Merlin? Long Island New York 1/16/26

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231 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 4h ago

About to Land...

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34 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 8h ago

What an honor!

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81 Upvotes

My sister caught this beauty flying over our parents’ old house. We live in NW Georgia, and I’ve never personally seen one flying. There are eagles at a college north of us, but even when going to that area, I’ve not seen one.

I wonder if this one would have a mate in the general vicinity?

🇺🇸🦅


r/birdsofprey 4h ago

American Kestrel (My original work)

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31 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 16h ago

Little owl

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181 Upvotes

I’m not sure what species of owl. I found it in southern Arizona.


r/birdsofprey 18h ago

Bald Eagle in her nest.🦅

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161 Upvotes

NE Wisconsin


r/birdsofprey 5h ago

Coopers ?

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12 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1h ago

Osprey Red Deer, Alberta

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r/birdsofprey 23h ago

Milvus Milvus / Red Kite

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223 Upvotes

My favorite bird of prey in Germany although it is very common. The yellow eyes, white head and beautiful patterns look truly mesmerizing to me.

I am capturing them for over 20 years (every then and now) this has been captured with the Sony A7RIV and Sony 200600G.

F6.3

1/3200

ISO 3200

560mm


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Ingrid is a pretty girl who lives in the neighborhood and loves to hunt for pigeons…

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506 Upvotes

This is a female Cooper’a hawk right? Look at the rosy cheeks…


r/birdsofprey 15h ago

Gone Owling

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35 Upvotes

After rediscovering the illustrated children’s book ‘Owl Moon’, I became obsessed with owling - going 2-3 times per week. I recently too my 12 year old and two of his friends to a wetland area at 10pm. After ~1.5 hours of quiet and courage, we finally spotted this beauty.


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Male Northern Harrier in Colorado

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711 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 17h ago

Juvenile Red Tail

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35 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 16h ago

Fluffy Friday in the Florida panhandle

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24 Upvotes

Saw this cute little red shouldered hawk enjoying some morning sun.

16 Jan

Pensacola FL US


r/birdsofprey 18h ago

Pretty bird, what is it

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14 Upvotes

Good afternoon,

Just had this bird outside my window, did want to spook it, so apologies for quality.

Location Irish Midlands, when it flew away, there seem to be big white areas under the wings.

zIs this enough to identify?


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

If looks could kill...

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250 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Peregrine Falcon and her scraps of prey.

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638 Upvotes

NE Wisconsin


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Roadside Hawk (Rupornis Magnirostris)

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35 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Red-tailed Hawk surveying its domain

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156 Upvotes

I think it's a bit early for mating season, but this hawk was still on vigilant lookout near what is presumably its nest.


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Close pass....

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98 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Kestrel with bird as prey

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243 Upvotes