juvenile peregrine falcons 01
juvenile peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) feeding on what appeared to be a dove (possibly Eurasian collared dove) in Orange County, CA
female peregrine falcon 02
adult female peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus in Orange County, CA
juvenile peregrine falcon 03
juvenile peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in Orange County, CA
juvenile red-tailed hawk with a gopher snake 01
juvenile red-tailed hawk (buteo jamaicensis) with a gopher snake, gaining the upper hand
juvenile red-tailed hawk with a gopher snake 02
juvenile red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) with a gopher snake. At this point it was unclear whether or not the youngster had bitten off more than he could chew
juvenile red-tailed hawk with a gopher snake 03
juvenile red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) finishing off a gopher snake
Red-tailed hawk 04
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Hacienda Heights, CA
American kestrel male 01
American kestrel (Falco sparverius) male hunting on the crest above Meadows trail in Laguna Beach, CA
female American kestrel 02
American kestrel (Falco sparverius) female, San Gabriel Mountains a little wet after a storm
American kestrel sunset
American kestrel (Falco sparverius) going after a meal as the sun goes down near Rowland Heights, CA
Cooper's hawk 01
female Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) with the foot of an unknown bird near Adelanto, CA
long-eared owl
long-eared owl (Asio otus) in a windrow near Willow Springs, CA
ferruginous hawk
a rare dark-morph ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) wintering in Orange County California
merlin 01
merlin (Falco columbarius) wintering in Orange County, CA
merlin 02
merlin (Falco columbarius) wintering near Palmdale, CA
northern harrier
northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) female patrolling a field of wildflowers near Lancaster, CA
fledgling kestrels
fledgling American kestrels (Falco sparverius) at the La Quinta Inn, Victorville, CA
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered-hawk (Buteo lineatus) in flight, San Bernardino County, CA
Cooper's Hawk 02
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) fledgling in Los Angeles County, CA
Cooper's Hawk 03
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) juvenile in Orange County, CA
California Condor
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) adult male number 568 soaring near Pyramid Lake, Los Angeles County, CA
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) juveniles in Orange County, CA
Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Orange County, CA
Cooper's Hawk 04
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) fledgling in San Bernardino County, CA
Red-tailed hawk 05
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Ontario, CA
White-tailed hawk 01
White-tailed hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) juvenile, near Cockscomb Basin, Belize
Red-tailed hawk 06
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) dark morph, San Bernardino County, CA
Northern harrier
Adult male northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), San Bernardino County, CA
Red-tailed hawk 07
Cooper's Hawk 05
Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperi), San Gabriel Mountains, CA
Great horned owl 01
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), grandma's house in Whittier, CA
Great horned owl 02
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) nestling, Los Angeles County, CA
Great horned owl 03
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) female and nestlings, Los Angeles County, CA
Red-tailed Hawk vs. Common Raven
With nests just a couple hundred feet apart, conflict was inevitable
Lucky fledgling peregrine that ended up with the prize
Red-tailed Hawk 08
Red-tailed Hawk not exactly thrilled about the Cassin's Kingbird on its back
Amrican kestrel 03
Adult male American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Whittier, CA
Amrican kestrel 04
Adult female American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Whittier, CA eating a green scarab beetle
Amrican kestrel 05
Fledgling American kestrels (Falco sparverius), Whittier, CA
Swainson's hawk 01
Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni), Roseville, CA, unhappy with me for passing
White-tailed kite 01
Adult white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) handing off a vole to a juvenile, Chino, CA
Red-tailed hawk 09
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) nictitating membrane showing, San Gabriel Mountains, CA
Cooper's Hawk
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