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Suzi Dragonlady<p>Weekly Sketch #249 - 20th of July. I hope I'm back now to my normal schedule again and can do my Weekly Sketches really weekly again. This is my depiction of a Utahraptor. <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/drawings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drawings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sketches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sketches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sketch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/raptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raptor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/utahraptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>utahraptor</span></a></p>
KatherineI do not understand why Bald Eagles get all the raptor love. Sure, this Merlin isn't as big as a Bald Eagle, but he's better looking, and he's fast and agile enough to catch songbirds for dinner. Unless they have a nest full of babies, those same songbirds just shrug and carry on bouncing from branch to branch looking for bugs when an Eagle perches close by.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/merlin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#merlin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/raptor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raptor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/explorebc?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#explorebc</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdingbc?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdingbc</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vogel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vogel</a>
George Scherer<p>Cooper’s Hawk. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July 2025. <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/laarboretum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laarboretum</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/raptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raptor</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/hawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hawk</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/coopershawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coopershawk</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/amateurphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amateurphotography</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/omsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>omsystem</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/om1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>om1</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/mzuiko300mmf4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mzuiko300mmf4</span></a></p>
MikeF<p>Red-tailed Hawk preying on a Gray Squirrel, observed at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, yesterday. </p><p>There is a nesting pair of Red-tailed Hawks with two fledged chicks on one of the dorm buildings. As I was leaving, this adult soared low over a lawn and up into a nearby tree, pursued by some Blue Jays. A large Eastern Gray Squirrel decided to join in with the Blue Jays, and got way too cocky. The hawk grabbed the squirrel. </p><p>The Jays eventually left off and the hawk began feeding on its prey. However, the squirrel was too large for the Red-tailed to take flight, so s/he glided down to a lawn area and continued to feed, while the partner and the offspring called and then perched nearby.</p><p><a href="https://birds.town/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/urbanwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/urbanecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urbanecology</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/redtailedhawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redtailedhawk</span></a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/raptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raptor</span></a></p>
Carrie BKYoung Peregrines<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/peregrinefalcon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peregrinefalcon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/raptor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raptor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdofprey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdofprey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birders</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdwatchers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatchers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdwatching?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatching</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sanpedro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sanpedro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dailybird?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dailybird</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdsofpixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofpixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdsofmastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LAwildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LAwildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/losangeles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#losangeles</a>
My Cat is British<p>Bateleur Eagle</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BirdsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portrait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Raptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Raptor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WildLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Carrie BKPeregrine Falcon<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/peregrinefalcon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peregrinefalcon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/raptor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raptor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdofprey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdofprey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birders</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdwatchers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatchers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdwatching?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatching</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sanpedro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sanpedro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dailybird?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dailybird</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdsofpixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofpixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdsofmastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LAwildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LAwildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/losangeles?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#losangeles</a>
Der Rheinländer<a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/Turmfalke?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Turmfalke</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/falke?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#falke</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/greifvogel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greifvogel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/vogel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vogel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/vogelbeobachtung?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vogelbeobachtung</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/vogelfotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vogelfotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/natur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/naturfotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturfotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/myphoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#myphoto</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/kestrel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kestrel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/falcon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#falcon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/raptor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raptor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/bird?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bird</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/birdwatching?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatching</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a>

Stillness on a Lichen Limb

Charlie and I were out and about again this morning when I snapped a photo of another Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). Like the others I've shared over the past few days, I didn’t realize what I’d photographed until I got home and reviewed the images.

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Steel Feather, Still Sky

Charlie and I just got back from our Monday morning walk. Along the way, I spotted a bird off in the distance and snapped a photo—not knowing at the time what kind of bird it was. I’ve included the original image to show how far away it was. For reference, I was using a 560mm lens, which offers about 11× magnification.

Using digital tools, I cropped and zoomed in to get a clearer view. The second image gives a much better look at the bird itself—a Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), a striking and elegant bird of prey.

Check out breathtaking photos of magnificent birds of prey, visit my photo gallery here:

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While Crested Caracara is not the official eagle of Mexico or even an eagle (caracaras are falcons), there used to be a popular legend that this was Mexico's national eagle

i think it's because these birds are so familiar & confident, you encounter them on their road patrols where they sometimes do pick up snakes

this youngster was photo'd on a lawn in Costa Rica

Guardian of Quiet Air

Here’s a mystery bird—Avis Mystica. I don’t recall taking this photo, but clearly, I did. It was probably something I noticed while Charlie and I were out wandering. I love the composition, though the detail isn’t quite what I’d hoped for. It appears to be some kind of raptor—possibly a Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis). But let’s be honest—that’s what we called a WAG in the Army: a wild-ass guess.

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Male Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perched on the top of a weathered wooden signpost. it's facing slightly downward, mid-step, with its black talons gripping the wood and its plumage showing mottled reddish-brown upper parts and barred underparts.
Shot at Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust Brockholes in Samlesbury, near Preston, UK.
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