Scott | September 24, 2010

TweetAfter a very busy week I can only imagine that it is appropriate to begin the weekend raptor style.  So let’s get started a little early with a few portraits I’ve captured during my travels.

Category: birds, Photos, Raptors | 4 Comments »
Tags: bald eagle, golden eagle, harris's hawk, osprey, Raptors, red shouldered hawk, Turkey Vulture

Scott | December 23, 2009

TweetPreface:  As the burrowing owl activities continue behind the scenes, I thought I’d lighten the mood just a little and share what nature does right as opposed to what we are doing wrong.  More Antioch burrowing owl information to come. Watching raptors never gets old.  And for 9 years it has been a ‘who can [...]

Category: birds, Photos, Raptors, Wildlife | 4 Comments »
Tags: birding, hawks, kestrels, Raptors, white-wing kites

Scott | December 17, 2009

TweetI missed the Wordless Wednesday boat yesterday as I was enveloped in the details of a burrowing owl relocation plan that I recently received from the city.  So here’s the photo and enough words already…  

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Tags: hawks, photo, Raptors, red-tailed hawk, wordless wednesday

Scott | September 10, 2009

TweetManipulating egg quality and brood mates  is a strategy that is not uncommon for birds.  In fact, this is an important tactic in the survival of species when food is scarce and territories are poor.  The idea is that deteriorating environmental conditions will drive parents to invest more resources in the sex that maximizes their [...]

Category: birds, conservation, Endangered species, extinction, Raptors, Wildlife management | 3 Comments »
Tags: eagles, extinction risk, Imperial Eagles, Raptors, Spanish Imperial Eagles