From Bald Eagles at Blackwater Wildlife Preserve to Ospreys fishing and Screech Owls at rest — original close-up photographs of North America's most powerful birds. Click any image to view full size.
Click a thumbnail · Navigate with arrow keys · Press Esc to closeA lucky find on the eastern shore of Maryland at the Blackwater National Wildlife Preserve. Also see a Photoshop-enhanced version of the first picture.
Hi-resolution crops from the above photos — life-size American Eagle portraits.
One parent tending the chick in the nest, the other keeping a watchful eye nearby.
Two of the most striking raptors in flight — the elegant Swallow-Tailed Kite and a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk.
Turkey Vultures — perched, soaring, and posing glamorously. Plus a Black Vulture from the Florida Everglades.
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A young Osprey learning to fly, an adult staring right into the lens, and two remarkable shots of an Osprey in flight carrying a fish.
A Peregrine Falcon, Red-Shouldered Hawks, and a Red-Tailed Hawk (Chickenhawk) in flight.
The American Kestrel — smallest North American falcon — and a Screech Owl at rest.