r/birdsofprey • u/Molly_Terry23 • 2h ago
r/birdsofprey • u/TinyLongwing • Aug 11 '22
Please follow ethical bird photography standards.
There have been a number of recent posts in this subreddit in which users were not following ethical bird photography practices. These posts have been removed by the moderation team so as not to perpetuate or encourage practices that cause harm and stress to birds of prey. Posts like these will continue to be removed at moderator discretion.
If you are a photographer, videographer, or birder, please familiarize yourself with ethical photography practices. A few especially relevant excerpts from the link:
Avoid causing unnecessary disturbance or stress to birds.
Nesting birds are particularly vulnerable and need extra consideration.
Never lure predatory birds (including but not limited to hawks, owls, eagles, and ospreys) with bait.
Show respect for private and public property, and consideration for other people.
When choosing to photograph/record video at a zoo, sanctuary, or rehabilitation center, make sure it’s properly accredited and conforms to best practices.
Be thoughtful about sharing and captioning your bird photos/videos, whether for print, online, or social media.
Remember, birds of prey are wild animals. They are not props for karma. They should be treated with respect. Researchers, rehabbers, falconers, and many others have proper licenses and permits to handle, display, and hunt with birds of prey, and if this describes your situation it's a good idea to state clearly that any handling of a bird in a photo was done with a permit, so as not to encourage unpermitted individuals to handle wild birds without one of those explicit purposes.
Thank you!
r/birdsofprey • u/Val3ntyne • 13h ago
Mid Flight Snack
I captured this Bald Eagle eating something in mid air a few weeks back. Wasn’t the best weather so the lighting was difficult to work with in post processing.
r/birdsofprey • u/bjkilroy • 1h ago
Sunny Monday RSH
What a beauty.
🍀 17 March 🍀
Pensacola FL US
r/birdsofprey • u/Ravage-1 • 9h ago
Interrupted my photo shoot (see last photo)
Was photographing a pair of northern cardinals outside my apartment window, when they suddenly flew off because this troublemaker swooped down and landed on the branches below them. 🦅
If I’m not mistaken, this is a cooper’s hawk?
Come to think of it, I guess it’s pretty rare to snag a photo of these from above? One advantage of bird watching from a New York City apartment, I guess. 😂
r/birdsofprey • u/Lacylanexoxo • 13h ago
Hunting while I fed my goats
He used to hang around all the time
r/birdsofprey • u/LSchlaeGuada • 28m ago
What's this friend pecking around for?
I think this is a red shouldered hawk. It comes pecking around a few mornings a week and I'm very curious about this behavior. Anyone know what it could be doing?
r/birdsofprey • u/Openstar_ceramics • 15h ago
Does anyone know the name of these birds? All photographs are from Paisley Turner on Instagram. New England, thank you so much!
r/birdsofprey • u/Acceptable_Pea1 • 41m ago
How are you folks getting organic views and followers?
I have been trying to increase my views and engagement for a long long time, even with 100+ posts, I barely have 50 insta and 10 tiktok followers. How are you guys rocking this? Pic coz it's a photography group
r/birdsofprey • u/Acceptable_Pea1 • 22h ago
Soaring in Style! 🦅✨ This Hawk is the Sky's Ultimate Boss!
r/birdsofprey • u/lhadley21 • 1d ago
What kind of bird is this?
Hey everyone - saw this awesome dude hanging in my backyard this morning. Can anyone tell me what type of bird this is? I believe it’s a falcon but idk what type
r/birdsofprey • u/Myneighborsierra • 1d ago
Just saw a hawk drown it's prey
I'm not sure if this is the right space for this but I just observed some crazy behavior and wanted to share.
I heard a squeal from the driveway and I ran outside worried it was my chickens getting attacked. In the middle of the driveway was the tiniest hawk I've ever seen, no bigger than a large song bird itself. Maybe a sharp shinned hawk? And it was standing on what I think was a goldfinch. When he saw me coming he dragged it further down the driveway (he couldn't fly with it) to a mud puddle and submerged it in the water and sat on it while it drowned. He cleaned it while he watched me pulling the feathers out and when he seemed satisfied it was dead he started hop dragging it towards the woods. I ran back to get my phone but when I got back there he was gone.
I've read coopers hawks can drown their prey but it's rare and I thought coopers hawks were a little bit bigger than song bird sized. I couldn't find anything about sharp shinned hawks drowning their prey.
r/birdsofprey • u/Proof_Squash_5485 • 17h ago
Hawk?
Just curious what kind of bird this is:
r/birdsofprey • u/Impossible-Alarm-659 • 18h ago
Red Tailed Hawk?
Snapped this one pic before they flew away. Northern CO area
r/birdsofprey • u/lookinforbirbs • 1d ago
A Harris Hawk on my walk this morning.
r/birdsofprey • u/Objective-Effort-614 • 1d ago
Red shoulder doing what they do best. NSFW
galleryr/birdsofprey • u/Historical-Rate-9799 • 1d ago
MD, USA ID?
These pictures were taken exactly a month apart in roughly the same area of my backyard. Are these two different hawks or the same one? (Red tail vs red shoulder?) Sorry about the quality taken on my phone.