Raptors of the world

[Irap]

Bateleur Eagle ( Terathopius ecaudatus ) couple, South Africa.


Nikon D7100 with Nikkor 200-500mm.

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Great shot of those guys Rassie

 

[Syllog]

Thanks Squawk, great thread.

Brown Falcon from outskirts of Melbourne, Australia (Fuji X-T3 XF100-400)

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[Irap]

Red-shouldered Hawk with it's prey in South Florida
Nikon D750 with a Tamron 100-400

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[Icarus]

California Condor

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[Squawk]

Hi all.

Here is a Tawny Eagle shot in Tanzania, Africa. ( Aquila rapax ) This one has a broken wing.

D700 w/ 70-200 f/2.8 @ 200mm
f/5.6, 1/160 sec, iso 200

JIM

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How sad. It's only a youngster.

 

[Squawk]

Hi all.

Lest we forget the Owls, here is the Galapagos Short-eared Owl ( Asio flammeus galapagoensis) found only in the Galapagos Islands.

D3S w/80-400 f/4.5-5.6 @ 400mm
f/8, 1/400sec, iso 800

JIM

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Beautiful. Very similar colouring to your hawk. Imagine if you'd got trapped in Galapagos because of Covid. It sounds a truly amazing place.

 

[Squawk]

Bateleur Eagle ( Terathopius ecaudatus ) couple, South Africa.


Nikon D7100 with Nikkor 200-500mm.

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One of my favorites. You can see they’re proud of their dinosaur past. Lovely legs. Not so easy to get a good shot. Also very smart.

 

[Squawk]

Thanks Squawk, great thread.

Brown Falcon from outskirts of Melbourne, Australia (Fuji X-T3 XF100-400)
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Love the blue by the eye. All these great shots - it's like going on a raptor safari without the bumps.

 

[Squawk]

California Condor

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Thanks for the first in the vulture category.

 

[Squawk]

To keep up with the vultures I'll add the critically endangered hooded vulture (taken in Mara)

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[Hawkeshead]

African Fish Eagle ( Haliaeetus vociferous), Kenya

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[Cristobal]

Red-Shouldered Hawk, florida

D500 + 500 PF @ 1/800, F/5.6, ISO 250

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[Squawk]

African Fish Eagle ( Haliaeetus vociferous), Kenya
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Lovely shots. You fully appreciate the name when one goes off next to you. They are LOUD

 

[Cristobal]

Black Vulture, Florida

D500 + 300 PF + TC-14E III @ 1/2000, F/5.6, ISO 720

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[Jim G]

Red-shouldered Hawk with it's prey in South Florida
Nikon D750 with a Tamron 100-400

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Beautiful shot Ira.

JIM

 

[Jim G]

Beautiful. Very similar colouring to your hawk. Imagine if you'd got trapped in Galapagos because of Covid. It sounds a truly amazing place.

Hi Peter.

The Galapagos is terrific.

JIM

 

[Silver Eagle]

Osprey. Lake Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

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[Woodyg3]

American Kestrel

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[Woodyg3]

Great Horned Owl

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[jeffnles1]

oops. I see Kestrel has been posted sorry

 

[Irap]

Beautiful shot Ira.

JIM

Thanks Jim

 

[Squawk]

Black Vulture, Florida

D500 + 300 PF + TC-14E III @ 1/2000, F/5.6, ISO 720

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Great light. These PF lenses seem to be doing really well.

 

[Squawk]

Great Horned Owl

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Love the little kestral fellow. We try to promote owls for rodent control. way more effective than poison, but here they're magical birds and the bringer of death so a lot of prejudice. Also the eggs fetch a high price for witchcraft.

 

[Woodyg3]

Love the little kestral fellow. We try to promote owls for rodent control. way more effective than poison, but here they're magical birds and the bringer of death so a lot of prejudice. Also the eggs fetch a high price for witchcraft.

Interesting problems to deal with. Here, we have problems with owls and other raptors dying due to eating rodents that have been poisoned. Habitat loss is a huge problem, as well.

 

[Callie]

Guys, splendid images all of birds we all seem to love and that we all would like to shoot!
Peter, your Bat Hawk is more than 30 years on my list, and it is still on my list!
We have 54 raptors, 16 Falcon, 1 Secretary bird and 12 owl species recorded in Southern Africa as well as the osprey. Many still on my wish list.
Here is one of my favorites - the Lapped-faced vulture

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Verreauxs' Eagle, Aquila verreauxii, (Black Eagle)

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African Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides typus, (Gymnogene) sub adult

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Martial Eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus, Juvie

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And the king - African Crowned Eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus,

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