Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Raptor highlights from outside my patch

I spend a lot of time away from my local patch exploring other areas, but I don't often get around to posting any photos from those places. So, below are some raptor photos from some of my birding treks. 

A young Red-Tailed hawk:

A young red-tailed hawk in a pine tree.

Red-tailed hawk takes off from a branch.

A young red-tailed hawk with it's wings spread.

A young red-tailed hawk with its talons stretched forward.

An adult Red-Tailed hawk with a rodent (huge rat?):

A red-tailed hawk with a rodent.

If that's a rat, it's unusually large.

A red-tailed hawk with what looks like a giant rat.

Another young Red-Tail:

A young red-tailed hawk soaring.

A young red-tailed hawk flying overhead.

An adult Red-Tail with a full crop:

An adult red-tailed hawk flying by.

A couple of Northern Harriers:

A northern harrier skimming the tall grass.

A female northern harrier.

A young northern harrier.

Northern harrier flying overhead.

Northern harrier with its wings outstretched.

A Northern Harrier flying overhead.

A northern harrier flying over a field.

A Bald Eagle on Governors Island during a light snowfall:

A bald eagle perched in a tree.

Bald eagle in a tree while it snows.

Bald eagle getting ready to take off from a tree.

A bald eagle takes off from a tree while it snows.

I don't often see eagles around Manhattan, so this was a nice surprise on this day.
 
 
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