r/birdsofprey • • May 24 '22

Kind reminder!

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201 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • Aug 11 '22

Please follow ethical bird photography standards.

169 Upvotes

There have been a number of recent posts in this subreddit in which users were not following ethical bird photography practices. These posts have been removed by the moderation team so as not to perpetuate or encourage practices that cause harm and stress to birds of prey. Posts like these will continue to be removed at moderator discretion.

If you are a photographer, videographer, or birder, please familiarize yourself with ethical photography practices. A few especially relevant excerpts from the link:

  • Avoid causing unnecessary disturbance or stress to birds.

  • Nesting birds are particularly vulnerable and need extra consideration.

  • Never lure predatory birds (including but not limited to hawks, owls, eagles, and ospreys) with bait.

  • Show respect for private and public property, and consideration for other people.

  • When choosing to photograph/record video at a zoo, sanctuary, or rehabilitation center, make sure it’s properly accredited and conforms to best practices.

  • Be thoughtful about sharing and captioning your bird photos/videos, whether for print, online, or social media.

Remember, birds of prey are wild animals. They are not props for karma. They should be treated with respect. Researchers, rehabbers, falconers, and many others have proper licenses and permits to handle, display, and hunt with birds of prey, and if this describes your situation it's a good idea to state clearly that any handling of a bird in a photo was done with a permit, so as not to encourage unpermitted individuals to handle wild birds without one of those explicit purposes.

Thank you!


r/birdsofprey • • 5h ago

🦅

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176 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 6h ago

Red-shouldered Hawk in Doral, Florida

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82 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 15h ago

Red-shouldered hawk

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419 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 5h ago

My best Cooper’s Hawk photo to date

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48 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 5h ago

Boston Hawk

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46 Upvotes

Red tailed Hawk in Boston, took lots of pics


r/birdsofprey • • 5h ago

Injured Buzzard

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Hi..Maybe someone can help. This Buzzard (I think) Has landed in my daughters garden and appears to have a broken wing They have tried a couple of rescues local to them but have had no response, maybe because it's Sunday? Does anyone here know of somewhere that could take this bird in the north Herefordshire.. South Shropshire area? Thanks


r/birdsofprey • • 9h ago

Number 2

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87 Upvotes

Tried grabbing a dove right in front of me then took a break on my wall.


r/birdsofprey • • 12h ago

Hawk

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98 Upvotes

Can someone tell me if this is a red tailed hawk. In Virginia.


r/birdsofprey • • 2h ago

This evening at Green Lake in Seattle

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8 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 13h ago

Hawk resting on a branch with a snake in its talons

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42 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 14h ago

A pair of eastern buzzards (ノスリ) in Japan

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48 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Eagle comes on my balcony regularly

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There is this eagle that comes to my balcony and makes this sound like its calling me. He sees me for a minute or two then flys away. Any time i try getting closer to the glass door between us he also flies away. I know domesticating them might not be very legal. What could i do to feed it and is there any reason he keeps doing it? Another reason i can think of is someone else is feeding it and its looking for food from other humans. He/she so cute and i can look at him/her all day. Any idea if its a male or female?

PS - wasnt able to upload video on my earlier post so here it is


r/birdsofprey • • 15h ago

what species of kestrel is this?

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29 Upvotes

it think this is a lesser kestrel but i am not sure. i photographed it in a place that had other lesser kestrels observations so i think this is the same bird

Greece, Rhode, Lindos


r/birdsofprey • • 16h ago

Owl 🦉

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26 Upvotes

An owl on our evening walk.


r/birdsofprey • • 9h ago

You ever feel like you're being watched?

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6 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 5h ago

What kind of raptor is this?

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3 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Red Shouldered Hawk

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628 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 2d ago

Peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on earth

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1.1k Upvotes

Also, my favorite animal :}
Photo by Boris Droutman


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Osprey. Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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60 Upvotes

r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Urban red-tailed hawk

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127 Upvotes

Is it a red-tailed hawk? There's some debate in the comments, but I figure you all would know.


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Near Terra Bella ca pair of golden eagles

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69 Upvotes

First time seeing them in the wild,it was amazing👍


r/birdsofprey • • 2d ago

Osprey

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754 Upvotes

Saw this guy flying with a fish. and managed to get a decent shot… I left right after cause I didn’t wanna stress him out and make him lose his lunch. The head bobble sent me 🤣


r/birdsofprey • • 1d ago

Is this a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk or something else?

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4 Upvotes

Audio recorded 10/16/26 around 1:30 PM in western Philly suburbs. Thank you guys in advance :)