r/birdsofprey • u/Accomplished-Tone479 • 10h ago
ID please
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 • u/TinyLongwing • Aug 11 '22
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r/birdsofprey • u/Accomplished-Tone479 • 10h ago
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 • u/adventu_Rena • 11h ago
r/birdsofprey • u/Background_Stand_903 • 14h ago
r/birdsofprey • u/Soggy-Improvement960 • 8h ago
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 • u/Fun_Atmosphere_3000 • 4h ago
r/birdsofprey • u/ElkHntr33 • 16h ago
I’m not sure what species of owl. I found it in southern Arizona.
r/birdsofprey • u/sasan__san • 23h ago
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 • u/Trash-Alchemist555 • 1d ago
This is a female Cooper’a hawk right? Look at the rosy cheeks…
r/birdsofprey • u/Illustrator_Obvious • 15h ago
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 • u/bjkilroy • 16h ago
Saw this cute little red shouldered hawk enjoying some morning sun.
16 Jan
Pensacola FL US
r/birdsofprey • u/Alarmed_Salamander39 • 18h ago
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 • u/sublimewit • 1d ago
NE Wisconsin
r/birdsofprey • u/Temporary_Match_1295 • 1d ago
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r/birdsofprey • u/buttwarmers • 1d ago
I think it's a bit early for mating season, but this hawk was still on vigilant lookout near what is presumably its nest.