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BALD EAGLES OF HAINES

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Dec 02 2024
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The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is a 48,000-acre preserve in Haines, Alaska that protects one of the world’s largest concentrations of bald eagles. The preserve is located along the Haines Highway, starting at mile 8 and continuing for 31 miles. The main viewing area is a sand-and-gravel flat where the Tsirku, Kleheni, and Chilkat rivers meet. The Council Grounds pullout at mile 19 has a boardwalk, viewing scopes, and a 2-mile riverside trail.  

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THE LONG-EARED OWL

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Dec 13 2021
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The long-eared owl is a medium-sized owl, 31–40 cm (12–16 in) in length with an 86–100 cm (34–39 in) wingspan and a body mass of 178–435 g (6.3–15.3 oz). It has erect blackish ear-tufts, which are positioned in the center of the head. The ear-tufts are used to make the owl appear larger to other owls while perched. The female is larger in size and darker in coloration than the male. The long-eared owl’s brownish feathers are vertically streaked. Tarsus and toes are entirely feathered. Eye disks are also characteristic in this species. However, the eye disks of A. otus […]

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THE FOOD EXCHANGE

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Jul 11 2021
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What is food exchange?  In bird photography, it is being referred to an act of transferring food from one bird to another for instance during feeding the young but more specifically focusing the mating ritual that takes place among raptors like the White-tailed Kite, Peregrine Falcon, and the Northern Harrier where the act takes place in mid-air.  Basically, the male would bring the fresh catch and pass on to the female in mid-air and the act continues throughout the season with the parents passing to food to their youngs in mid-air.

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OSPREY

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Jun 08 2021
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As its other common names suggest, the osprey’s diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialized physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Four subspecies are usually recognized, one of which has recently been given full species status (see below). Despite its propensity to nest near water, the osprey is not classed as a sea eagle. Source: Wikipedia  

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OSPREY

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Jun 08 2021
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As its other common names suggest, the osprey’s diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialized physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae. Four subspecies are usually recognized, one of which has recently been given full species status (see below). Despite its propensity to nest near water, the osprey is not classed as a sea eagle. Source: Wikipedia  

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BALD EAGLE OF SANDY WOOL

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Feb 07 2020
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YOUNG WTK OF CHRP

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Feb 28 2017

This is a collection of images of the young White-tailed Kite taken at Coyote Hills Regional Park of Fremont, California around the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017. During this period the park was bombarded with series of heavy raid after a long drought for the past three years. The rain certainly sprouted the once lethargic eco-system into what it was supposed to provide safe haven to the wildlife.

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CROW VS EAGLE

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May 29 2016
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THE ASIAN-BARRED OWLET

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May 28 2016

The Asian barred owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a species of true owl, resident in northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It ranges across north central and northeast India, Nepal Bhutan, north Bangladesh, and southeast Asia (Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam). Its natural habitat is temperate forest. Source: wikipedia  

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THE SPOTTED OWLET

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May 28 2016

The spotted owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds in tropical Asia from India to Southeast Asia. A common resident of open habitats including farmland and human habitation, it has adapted to living in cities. They roost in small groups in the hollows of trees or in cavities in rocks or buildings. It nests in a hole in a tree or building, laying 3–5 eggs. The species is absent from Sri Lanka, although the birds are found across the Palk Straits, just 30 kilometres away at Rameshwaram. Nests near human habitations may show higher breeding success due to […]

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