It was checking something out.
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I went out to photo one of them, and then the other showed up.
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He spotted something yummy.
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Fast food.
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #Perched . On anything other than a tree.
Juvenile Bald Eagle perched on a rock, sitting in the rain.
I was in my Chef whites, slowly crawling closer and closer to get this shot.
#wildlife #raptors #baldeagle #birdphotography #nature

Strategically #Perched this cooper’s hawk wonders if any small birds wish to join him at the purple martin nesting area of the Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk MA. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #raptors #hawks #Birdphotography #ECK 🪶

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BlueWater, here is an Osprey lifting off after being surrounded by blue water in the Chesapeake Bay.

#Birds #Osprey #Raptors #birdphotography #naturephotography #ECK

#367CollinsSt. falcons. When F24 rose from brooding to take prey to the pantry, 1 chick got caught on her foot & was pulled out towards the ledge. The little one pined for its floof pile till mum returned & quickly put him/her back in place.

Courtesy Victorian Peregrine Project | Melbourne
#raptors

A couple of red-tailed hawks were circling the school today. Mr. Owltistic got some pictures!

#RedTailedHawks #Hawks #Birds #Raptor #Raptors

@helenbennett.bsky.social ‘s #BirdOfTheDay is #BirdSupermodel.
Photo taken way back sometime between 2008-2012. Ignore the date on the photo, that was when I posted it publicly LOL
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#BigBear eagles. The ravens got a little cheeky with #Shadow this afternoon — he shooed them off. Later, he and #Kaydee met up at the nest to shuffle a few sticks before retiring to the Roost Tree for the night.

Courtesy FOBBVCAM | Friends of Big Bear Valley
#raptors #baldeagles #birds

I'm getting anxious for fall colors, so here is a favorite from my archives (2023) showing a Red-Tailed Hawk with a brilliant red leaf background. This individual (female) is still around, along with her mate. 🪶
#Raptors

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An osprey searches for fish in the ocean below against thin fog and #BlueSkies

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Red-tailed hawk over Legacy Park about a month ago.

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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BlueSkies — birds against Blue skies.

Northern Harrier taking offense at the presence of a Red-tailed Hawk, Kansas 2026

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Raptors #FlyoverCountry

🪶Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BadWeather; any bird in inclement ☔️ 🌧️ ☔️ conditions set by @atlanticbirding.bsky.social Here’s a glum looking Common Buzzard in a rain storm #DERBYSHIRE @peakdistrict.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social #BirdsOfPrey #raptors #birds #UKBirds @rspb.bsky.social