iquraishi: no one does it better.. than the birds of prey..!! ( 5 years and 2252 days ago )
friiskiwi: Classification by ancestry:
A Bald eagle
The diurnal birds of prey are formally classified into five families (traditionally of the order Falconiformes, a classification currently[vague] in flux):
Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and Old World vultures
Pandionidae: the osprey (sometimes classified as subfamily Pandioninae of the previous family)
Sagittariidae: the secretary bird
Falconidae: falcons and caracaras
The nocturnal birds of prey – the owls – are classified separately as members of two extant families of the order Strigiformes:
Strigidae: (typical owls)
Tytonidae: (barn and bay owls). ( 5 years and 2251 days ago )
BeSea: There are some really great entries here. ( 5 years and 2243 days ago )
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This hawk was just sitting on this post as I was going by. He let me get fairly close before flying off. I looked him up when I got home and found that he is an immature Red-Tailed Hawk. (5 years and 2251 days ago)
Congratulations, it was a tough contest, so many great photos.
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