Bay Photos by Donna

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I’ve photographed a nice variety of raptors over the past few months.  I planned to split them into two posts, one of those perched and the other for flights.

With having a photo of both for many of the species, it made more sense to combine into one post to be able to see a species perched and flying for comparisons.

Thirteen raptor species……here you go!

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Osprey (adult male)

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Osprey (juvenile)

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Osprey (adult male)

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Bald Eagle (adult)

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Bald Eagle (adult)

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Bald Eagle (first year immature)

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Bald Eagle (immature 2-3 years old)

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Turkey Vulture

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Turkey Vulture

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Black Vulture

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Black Vulture

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Cooper’s Hawk (immature)

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Cooper’s Hawk

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American Kestrel

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American Kestrel

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-shouldered Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk

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Red-tailed Hawk

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These next flight shots are those raptors I haven’t found perched lately.

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Merlin

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Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Northern Harrier

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Broad-winged Hawk

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Peregrine Falcon

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And lastly, a neat shot of a Bald Eagle and Osprey that shows their size comparison.

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Lazy Bald Eagle (immature) chasing an Osprey for his fish at sunrise

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And that, my friends, is a raptor wrap!

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