At once beautiful and fierce, and capable of truly majestic flight, hawks never fail to thrill us. And lucky for us, they can be photogenic as well. We’ve chosen a handful of excellent shots from our online photo galleries below. We hope you like them! Click on the photographer’s name to see more of his or her photos. If you have a suggestion for a future “Friday Photos” theme, please leave a comment.
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This is our seventh “Friday Photos” post. Previous selections featured ghost birds, super close-ups, birds of Brazil, hummingbirds, orioles, and tanagers. Take a look!
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Red-shouldered Hawk: This youngster was part of a group of juveniles that were learning how to hunt near the home of online member Wildlife Photog JS in Atascadero, California.
Harris’s Hawk: Falensmom photographed this handsome Harris’s Hawk just south of San Antonio, Texas, in May 2010.
Ferruginous Hawk: You can count wing and tail feathers on this Ferruginous Hawk, spotted by trailhiker at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area near Riverside, California.
Swainson’s Hawk: Lois Manowitz found over a hundred Swainson’s Hawks in a field in the Sulphur Springs Valley of southeast Arizona. The birds were of every age and color, she says.
Cooper’s Hawk: Online member mauibanyan came upon this juvenile Cooper’s Hawk by a nest in Los Caneros Reserve in Goleta, California.
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Previous Friday Photo selections:Five tanagers. See Scarlet, Western, Summer, Hepatic, and stunning Flame-colored.
Beautiful orioles. See Bullock’s, Baltimore, Hooded, Orchard, and Scott’s.
Hummingbird favorites. See Black-chinned, Ruby-throated, Calliope, Broad-tailed, and Rufous.
Birds of Brazil. See Silver-beaked Tanager, Harpy Eagle, Blue Dacnis, Chaco Chachalaca, and White Monjita.
Super close-ups. See Golden Eagle, Blue Jay, Great Egret, Green-winged Teal, and Northern Saw-whet Owl.
Ghost birds. See Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Mockingbird, Spotted Sandpiper, Wood Duck, and Dark-eyed Junco.
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