CIRCLE OF LIFE
Here is a Sharp-Shinned Hawk with a Rock Pigeon in our backyard. This photo was taken by my husband. Learn more: YOUNG RAPTORS
Tag: raptors
BALD EAGLE
Bald Eagles are always a sight to see. Here are two I found locally in northern Arizona. One is an adult while the other is an immature, not sure how old, but I read that an adult Bald Eagle is about five years old before their head turns completely white. Read: RAPTORS
RED-TAILED HAWKS IN SPRING
I was driving down old Rt.66 in northern Arizona on a warm and sunny day last week. Not quite Spring, by spring-like. The sides of the roads were filled with water, snow melt creating make-shift lakes. At each “lake” I saw many Canada Geese, along with Western Bluebirds flying from wires to dried, dead mullein… Read More RED-TAILED HAWKS IN SPRING
GYRFALCON
A Gyrfalcon is a large Arctic falcon. They are found mostly in Canada, Greenland, and scattered parts of the northern United States. We do not have these in the area I live, in the southwestern U.S., but I was able to see this one at a local raptor show. Gyrfalcons can be seen in open… Read More GYRFALCON
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