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  • Photo: A brown eagle calling
  • Photo: Close-up of a horned owl
  • Photo: Close-up of a vulture
  • Photo: A great horned owl on a tree branch
  • Photo: An owl yawning next to a sleeping owl
  • Photo: Close-up profile of a bald eagle’s head
  • Photo: A man on a horse and a flying eagle
  • Photo: Baby birds in a nest
  • Photo: A hawk on a branch
  • Photo: Close-up of a hawk
  • Photo: Close-up of a bird with red eyes
  • Photo: Two birds eating
  • Photo: Close-up of a vulture’s head
  • Photo: Close-up of two birds
  • Photo: A bird in flight clutching its prey

  • Young Eagle

    Photograph by Jacky Gerritsen, My Shot

    Young eagle with an attitude

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Horned Owl

    Photograph by Joe Dubberly, My Shot

    A horned owl stopped by to get a closer look at me. What I found most amazing was the curiosity of these little guys to the activities of humans.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Griffon Vulture

    Photograph by Marcello Spiazzi, My Shot

    Shooting at Parco Le Cornelle, Bergamo

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Great Horned Owl

    Photograph by James Galletto, My Shot

    Newly fledged great horned owl

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Horned Owls

    Photograph by Steven Besserman, My Shot

    The sound of the shutter release woke this young horned owl from his nap.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Bald Eagle

    Photograph by Ellen Shannon, My Shot

    This photograph was taken at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, Florida, in September 2008.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Trained Golden Eagle

    Photograph by Viacheslav Smilyk, My Shot

    This photo was taken in October 2007 in west Mongolia. The golden eagle flies on call of the hunter.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Osprey Chicks

    Photograph by Doc Baldwin, My Shot

    Three baby ospreys

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Cooper’s Hawk

    Photograph by Mary Ann Bridge, My Shot

    A pair of young Cooper's hawks lives in the wooded hills around my home, sharing the territory with hundreds of squirrels and smaller birds. This hawk is familiar with the lens, the sound of the shutter, and my voice and presence. He is about to pounce, but not knowing how close he was to my cat I had to talk him off. The change in vibration of my voice startled him and eventually he decided it wasn't worth the risk and for me, it wasn't worth the shot.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Black-and-White Hawk

    Photograph by Terry Piotraschke, My Shot

    This photo of a hawk was taken in Fort Pierce, Florida.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Cooper’s Hawk

    Photograph by Katie Barnes, My Shot

    I was house-sitting for a friend in Rocheport, Missouri, when I heard a huge bang in the living room. I ran in, looked out the window, and saw this, I think, Cooper's hawk, stunned on the ground. I went outside and sat with it for about 20 minutes until it finally perked up and took flight.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Birds Feeding

    Photograph by Agnes Kiss, My Shot

    The pair

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • King Vulture

    Photograph by Jacky Gerritsen, My Shot

    The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Vulturine Guinea Fowls

    Photograph by Armando Mejia, My Shot

    Acryllium vulturinum

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

  • Gyrfalcon

    Photograph by Luke Ormand, My Shot

    This super-rare gyrfalcon had killed a herring gull and was flying away to eat it in peace.

    (This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot.)

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