Birds of Prey

Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

MC48-0008

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Cooper’s Hawk | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October, 2011

Cooper’s Hawk | Albuquerque, New Mexico | October, 2011

This picture was taken in our backyard in Albuquerque. |MC51-0006

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Bald Eagle | Homer, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Homer, Alaska | June, 2011

MC48-0219

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Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

This young bird is 2 years old. It will be 2 more years before it will have the distinctive color of an adult bird. | MC48-0014

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Great Horned Owl | Lordsburg, New Mexico | December, 2011

Great Horned Owl | Lordsburg, New Mexico | December, 2011

MC17-0036

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Turkey Vulture | Lordsburg, New Mexico | September, 2011

Turkey Vulture | Lordsburg, New Mexico | September, 2011

MC49-0181

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Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | February, 2011

Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | February, 2011

We saw this dark morph Red-tailed Hawk 3 or 4 times during the winter it spent at Bosque. |MC32-0071

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Osprey | Missoula, Montana | June, 2009

Osprey | Missoula, Montana | June, 2009

MC9-0174

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Osprey | Missoula, Montana | June, 2009

Osprey | Missoula, Montana | June, 2009

MC9-0118

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Mississippi Kite | Peralta, New Mexico | August, 2009

Mississippi Kite | Peralta, New Mexico | August, 2009

MC11-0003

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White-tailed Kite | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

White-tailed Kite | Bosque del Apache | January, 2010

MC17-0259

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Long-tailed Jaeger | Deadhorse, Alaska | June, 2011

Long-tailed Jaeger | Deadhorse, Alaska | June, 2011

MC43-0072

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Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

Red-tailed Hawk | Bosque del Apache | September, 2009

This is a dark morph Red-tailed Hawk which seem to be fairly common at Bosque. | MC14-0031

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Great Horned Owl | Carlsbad, New Mexico | February, 2011

Great Horned Owl | Carlsbad, New Mexico | February, 2011

MC32-0153

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Turkey Vulture | Lordsburg, New Mexico | May, 2010

Turkey Vulture | Lordsburg, New Mexico | May, 2010

Turkey Vultures seem to love to turn their backs to the early morning sun and spread their wings, I assume to help them warm up after a chilly night. These birds find their food using a strongly developed sense of smell. At the end of summer they will migrate as far south as South America. |MC23-0177

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Rough-legged Hawk | Walden, Colorado | February, 2009

Rough-legged Hawk | Walden, Colorado | February, 2009

MC1-0993

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Rough-legged Hawk | Walden, Colorado | February, 2009

Rough-legged Hawk | Walden, Colorado | February, 2009

MC1-0977

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Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

Bald Eagle | Haines, Alaska | June, 2011

MC48-0004

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