Northern Harrier Lift Off
A female Northern Harrier is fat and happy after making a meal of a mouse she caught about 45 minutes earlier. This is the same […]
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“Counting Crows”
This is one more image in my series of this young Northern Harrier chasing a murder of crows at the Ridgefield NWR, Aug. 12, 2014.
“Predator, Talon, & Prey”
In the Ash tree Forest, at the Ridgefield NWR, Aug. 25, 2014. The circle of life, the infinite nature of energy (CollinsDictionary.com), displayed by Mother Nature.
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“Bird of Play!”
Sep. 8, 2014, driving the auto tour route at the Ridgefield NWR, I came upon the area where there is a vast expanse of mowed
Raptor Close-up
A young Red-tailed Hawk lands close by for a profile shot. The severe back lighting blew out the not-so-great perch so I cropped it out.
Eye on the Prize
This is a shot of the same perched Bald Eagle that I posted on August 25th, “Bald Eagle enjoying the morning sun,” only two seconds later.
Falco Sparverius
Four ounces of hunting prowess, the American Kestrel is the smallest North American falcon. The pictured bird is the less colorful, yet still beautiful, female.
Bald Eagle enjoying the morning sun
My first decent sighting of the day at the Ridgefield NWR, Aug. 25, 2014–a Bald Eagle adjusting its balance on a tree limb. Canon
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“Dive!”
This is an image from a burst of shots I took of a young Northern Harrier diving while it was harassing some crows at the
Back to the Bale with Lunch
This is a picture of the same Red-tailed Hawk I posted on August 15, titled, “I got one, I got one!” The above was captured 3 seconds later
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