Raptors Perched in Trees

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Another post sharing different raptors perched in trees, taking in the big views!

Winter provides the best opportunities with all those bare branches, so I’ve had some great chances the past couple months, making this post even better for side-by-side comparing.  🙂

We’ll start with…..Guess who’s back??  🤗

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Osprey (male)

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American Kestrel (female)

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Cooper’s Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Turkey Vulture

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Black Vulture

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Peregrine Falcon

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Bald Eagle

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Bald Eagle (immature)

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Bald Eagle

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I think I need a bumper sticker that says, “I Brake For Raptors” 😏

(All photos in this post were taken at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Rock Hall, Maryland)

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