Raptors of the world

[Rassie]

Brown Snake Eagle, South Africa

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[Rassie]

Pale Chanting Goshawk, South Africa

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[Rassie]

White-backed Vulture, South Africa

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[Fishboy1952]

Red Tail Hawk, Arizona

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Merlin, Arizona

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Cooper’s Hawk, Arizona

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[CarlSpackler]

Barred owl (Strix varia). Photo from this afternoon, Ontario, Canada.

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[CarlSpackler]

Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio, grey morph version. Ontario, Canada.

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[CarlSpackler]

Snowy owl. Bubo scandiacus. Ontario, Canada.

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[Squawk]

Oh Callie, you’ve come in with the big boys. And all great shots.

 

[Squawk]

White-backed Vulture, South Africa

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Fabulous. Full crop, uber aggressive and one glance you just know to keep clear. Technical question – why is everyone else’s raptor shots so much better than mine? Love the snake eagle. I remember the first time I saw one through binocs. The eyes just nail you to the spot.

 

[Hawkeshead]

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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Stunning series callie

 

[Hawkeshead]

Ruppells Vulture (Gyps ruepelli), Kenya

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[Squawk]

Snowy owl. Bubo scandiacus. Ontario, Canada.View attachment 12111

An owl lover Carl. Beautiful shots. I’ve never seen a snowy but they’re stunning and I suspect a real exposure challenge. The kind fellow paying for us to have this chat has a splendid shot if I remember.

 

[Squawk]

Ruppells Vulture (Gyps ruepelli), KenyaView attachment 12115

Beautiful John, and that eye catches the attention. So much better behaved than the white backs, but your fellow need to watch where he roosts. Definitely under another vulture last night and skipped his shower in the morning.

 

[Callie]

Ruppells Vulture (Gyps ruepelli), KenyaView attachment 12115

My wish to see vulture, John

 

[Spelzar]

(Western) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Jersey Channel Islands

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[Spelzar]

(Common) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), East Sussex

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[Spelzar]

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Lincolnshire

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[Squawk]

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Lincolnshire

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Thanks for adding the peregrine. One of the most exciting birds. Very special

 

[Callie]

This is one of the birder's boogey birds and not common at all in SA.
Southern Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus, iSimanagaliso, KwaZulu/Natal
D800; 600 F/4 + 1.4 TC; F/10; 1/800; ISO 1250

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First time we saw it, it gave us 4 usable frames; then, never again,
D800; 70-200 + 2C TCIII; F11; 1/2500; ISO 400 all images

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[Callie]

Long-crested Eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis - Kwazulu/Natal - quite common in localized areas
D4; 80-400@ 350 mm; F/7.1; 1/2000; ISO 1250

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D800; 80-400; F/10; 1/500; ISO 400

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D500; 600 F/4; 1/5000; ISO 1600

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[Callie]

This is another sought-after raptor, only resident is a small coastal strip on the Kwazulu/Natal coast of SA. This vulture is mainly vegetarian.
Palm-nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis
D500; 600 f/4; F/6.3; 1/800; ISO 1600

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Juvie D800; 70-200 F/2.8 +2x TCiii; F/8; 1/4000; ISO 2000

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Adult D800; 70-200 F/2.8 +2x TCiii; F/8; 1/6400; ISO 1600

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This is the palmnut fruit, they eat the seed inside it.

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D800; 80-400; F/7.1; !/1250; ISO 1600;
Shot on the busy main national road between Richards bay and Northern Kwazulu/Natal

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[Callie]

This is another endangered rapture ~ Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, - Giant's Castle Lammergeier Hide, Kwazulu/Natal.
D500; 80-400; F/7.1; 1/1600; ISO 360

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D500; 600 F/4; F/7.1; 1/2500; ISO 720

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Juvie D500; 600 F/4; F/7.1; 1/2500; ISO 1000

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D500; 600 F/4; F/7.1; 1/2500; ISO 900

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D500; 600 F/4; F/7.1; 1/2500; ISO 1100

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[Oosty]

Black Breasted Snake Eagle, in light rain, Kruger Park 2019

Nikon D7100, Sigma 50-500 f6.3, 500mm, 1/1000 ISO 1000

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[Oosty]

Steppe Buzzard, Buffalo bay, South Africa Buteo vulpinus (AKA Common Buzzard)

Nikon D7100 , AFP DX Nikkor 70-300 @300mm, 1/1600, ISO 160 f6.3

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[Spelzar]

Red Kite (Milvus milvus), West Sussex, cropped

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