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Black Vultures 11/29/08
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Turkey Vulture 4/22/06
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Turkey Vultures 5/18/08
The bird on the right had been on the pole; the bird on the left apparently wanted the perch. |
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Gulls and Vultures 4/26/08
Unidentified Gulls and both Turkey and Black Vultures share a thermal. |
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Osprey 2/9/08
A winter visitor, hunting over the neighborhood lake. |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk 12/20/08
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Cooper's Hawk 11/23/08
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Cooper's Hawk 11/23/08
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Cooper's Hawk 2/25/07
Adults and juveniles are around most winters. |
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Red-shouldered Hawk 4/19/09
At the end of my driveway. The Red-shouldereds don't often hunt my bird feeders, but they had young in a nest at this time of year, and they seem to hunt birds more when feeding youngsters. |
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Red-shouldered Hawk 4/19/09
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Red-shouldered Hawk 4/19/09
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Red-shouldered Hawk 1/20/08
Nesting resident. Often seen flying by with a snake in the talons. |
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Red-shouldered Hawk 6/29/08
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Red-shouldered Hawk 6/29/08
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Zone-tailed Hawk 12/26/07
An irregular winter visitor. |
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Zone-tailed Hawk 12/26/07
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Zone-tailed Hawk 12/26/07
Very similar to a Turkey Vulture, but smaller. The striping on the tail is visible from above and below. |
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Zone-tailed Hawk 12/26/07
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Northern Caracara 4/5/08
Formerly known as Crested Caracara. |
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Caracara and Mockingbird 4/28/08
Photographed on the Wilson's Ranch, Comal Co, Tx |
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Caracara Nest 4/26/08
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Caracara Nestling 4/28/08
Difficult to see; follow the arrow. The nestling is mostly beak, it seems. |
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Caracara Nestling 4/28/08
Photographed at the Wilson's Ranch, Comal Co, Tx (a few miles from my house; the flying Caracara photo taken from my yard is almost certainly one of the parents), |
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American Kestrel 11/23/07
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American Kestrel 11/23/07
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American Kestrel 11/23/07
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Great Horned Owl 1/18/06
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
A rainy, cold day. Something must have disturbed this owl from its usual roost. It stayed put all day, in spite of numerous protestors. |
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
The Blue Jays were the most vocal and persistent of the protesters. |
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
Even the little guys had to check out the big intruder (Chipping Sparrow on the wire). |
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
A male Cardinal investigates. |
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
A Black-crested Titmouse stops to see what all the fuss is about. |
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
The Scrub Jays were as vigilent as the Blue Jays, but not quite as vocal. |
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Great Horned Owl 11/25/07
with a Scrub Jay. |
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