Birds of Prey

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Friday! Leaving work!

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Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, USA

Photograph by Erik Lund

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Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes), family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, India

photograph by Krishnamurthy S

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Short-eared owls on the coast of British Columbia

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" Great Gray owl " // © Niko Pekonen

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In Mongolia’s Altai Mountains, a 13-Year-Old Eagle Huntress Kharakoz Protects an Ancient Time Honored Tradition | NOWNESS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Altai Mountains of Western Mongolia, 13-Year-Old Kharakoz is One of a Handful of Eagle Huntresses Invigorating the Historic Kazakh Tradition in a Bid to Protect it. Riding Horse Back With Trained Golden Eagles to Hunt for Small Game in the Region’s Harsh Winters, the Ancient Art of Eagle Hunting has Long Been Carried Through the Male Line, But Rapid Change Has Seen a Growing Number of Families Passing This Generational Knowledge On to Girls for the First Time.

For His Documentary Black Eyes, Director Mateo Arango Guerrero Met Kharakoz & Her Family as They Follow the Rhythms of Nature Against the Rugged Beauty of the Mountain Landscape. Attending School in the City During the Week, & Returning Home to Train With Her Eagle Akshegir at the Weekend, the Cinematic Short Captures & Expresses the Unique Balance She Strikes Between Modern Life & Ancestral Traditions, Building a Future Where These Influences Can Coexist & Thrive Through Dedication & Cultural Preservation.

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A Wise Owl Silently Observes the Fall Foliage - by Radovan Jamrich Radovan Jamrich : Foto Klub Galanta , 500Px

“A Majestic Owl Perched on a Mossy Rock, its Fiery Eyes Standing Out Against the Warm Fall Tones. A Quiet, Powerful Presence in the Heart of the Forest.”

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looked up and miss girl was sitting on the roof STARING at me. tried to get her with her head right behind the moon but she took off too early!

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Claire Spiller

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ernesti), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, Singapore

photograph by Capture Camper

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Javan Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi), family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, Java, Indonesia

ENDANEGRED.

photograph by Henrick Tan

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the God Horus of Behdet in His form of sacred falcon spreading His wings in protection and holding the ‘Ankh’ (Life). Detail from the White Chapel of King Sesostri I at ‘Ipet-Sut’ (“Karnak”), the highly sacred Precinct of the God Amon-Ra at ‘Uaset’-Thebes

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the God Horus of Behdet in His form of sacred falcon spreading His wings in protection and holding the ‘Ankh’ (Life). Detail from the White Chapel of King Sesostri I at ‘Ipet-Sut’ (“Karnak”), the highly sacred Precinct of the God Amon-Ra at ‘Uaset’-Thebes

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Sri Lanka Bay Owl (Phodilus assimilis), family Tytonidae, order Strigiformes, southern India

photograph by Shiva Kumar

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Night Owl  

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by Devill Photography