Birds of Prey

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Bald Eagle having a dip

(For Bird Weekly challenge: birds of prey. Featured image is a Red-Tailed hawk escaping my lens.)

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Heart to Heart says:

August 9, 2020 at 8:15 am

Wow! Lovely captures…

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 9, 2020 at 9:56 am
  
  Thanks.
  
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Keith says:

August 9, 2020 at 8:13 am

VJ, you captured the young osprey well. I don’t think I have seen one in a still photo. Keith

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 9, 2020 at 9:56 am
  
  Thanks Keith. He didn’t sit still for long – had to do a bit of tailing before catching him unaware.
  
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Lisa Coleman says:

August 8, 2020 at 10:29 pm

Fabulous! You Nailed It! Is that a red-shouldered hawk in the top photo? Looks like it might be large enough to be red-tailed hawk but I couldn’t make out the tail. 🙂

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 9, 2020 at 9:53 am
  
  It’s a red-tailed hawk. They are common here, and not good posers, lol.
  
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Liz Gauffreau says:

August 8, 2020 at 10:05 pm

Wow, these are great!!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 9, 2020 at 9:53 am
  
  Thanks Liz.
  
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  1. Liz Gauffreau says:
    
    August 10, 2020 at 7:10 am
    
    You’re welcome, V.J.
    
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wideeyedwanderingspoonie says:

August 8, 2020 at 6:24 pm

Awesome shots!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 8, 2020 at 8:08 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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Deborah says:

August 8, 2020 at 6:14 pm

What a beauty! 🙂

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 8, 2020 at 8:07 pm
  
  Thank
  
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Perpetua says:

August 8, 2020 at 4:59 pm

Magnificent!

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  August 8, 2020 at 8:07 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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