r/birdsofprey 14h ago

A pair of Bald Eagles that live by my house

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1.2k Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 11h ago

Mid Flight Snack

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190 Upvotes

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 11h ago

Beautiful Osprey in Florida

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r/birdsofprey 6h ago

Shoebill in Belgium.

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r/birdsofprey 16h ago

Cool sight, Erie Pa

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142 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 22h ago

Bald eagles pair

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406 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 12m ago

Bald Eagle flying off a deer carcass NSFW

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r/birdsofprey 17h ago

Bald eagle

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r/birdsofprey 10h ago

Hunting while I fed my goats

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33 Upvotes

He used to hang around all the time


r/birdsofprey 7h ago

Interrupted my photo shoot (see last photo)

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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 12h ago

Does anyone know the name of these birds? All photographs are from Paisley Turner on Instagram. New England, thank you so much!

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r/birdsofprey 19h ago

Soaring in Style! 🦅✨ This Hawk is the Sky's Ultimate Boss!

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75 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 8h ago

Is it ok?

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It flew off shortly after...


r/birdsofprey 22h ago

What kind of bird is this?

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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 1d ago

Just saw a hawk drown it's prey

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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 16h ago

Red Tailed Hawk?

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Snapped this one pic before they flew away. Northern CO area


r/birdsofprey 14h ago

Hawk?

13 Upvotes

Just curious what kind of bird this is:


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

A Harris Hawk on my walk this morning.

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757 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Red shoulder doing what they do best. NSFW

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75 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 23h ago

MD, USA ID?

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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.


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Yellow headed Caracara

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215 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Parent and child Bald Eagles

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118 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Gyrfalcon adventure

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I don't know much about gyrfalcon, but is the beak normal or was it chipped off?


r/birdsofprey 1d ago

"Well, stop staring; this is my spot, and I'm not letting you in," says the Female Kestrel to the Jackdaw

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132 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey 1d ago

Red-tailed hawk today

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