Gorgeous young Red-tailed Hawk
These hawks are very common on the Great Plains and, honestly, a lot of times I don't give them a second look. However, when I saw this light morph juvenile…
Young Red-tailed Hawk spreads its wings
As I continue sorting through pics from the past year, I come across some cool ones that I haven't shared before. This is one from back in April and taken…
Chow time on the Great Plains
However gruesome it might be, scenes like this are played out routinely in Mother Nature. The relationship between predator and prey is a life-sustaining action and necessary to maintain diversity…
Red-tailed Hawk caught off guard by strong winds
A rather dramatic image of this raptor as it banks hard right. I saw this hawk perched on the plains and stopped to snap its picture. It had other plans…
Red-tailed Hawks make some noise
I was actually looking for owls when I came across this pair of raptors. There was no nest in sight but they sure did not seem to appreciate me being…
The business end of a raptor
From the smallest falcon to the biggest eagle, raptors are fierce and aggressive predators. Their weapon of choice, their talons, are able to put a vise-like grip on their prey,…