The word "raptor" means "to seize or grasp". Applied to birds it includes species with hooked beaks and large sharp talons that typically feed on live prey or carrion.
Turkey Vulture, Weeks Wetland Preserve
Osprey, Hummel Lake
Northern Harrier, Weeks Wetland Preserve
Northern Harrier, Weeks Wetland Preserve
Cooper's Hawk, Weeks Wetland Preserve
Bald Eagle, Fisherman Bay Spit
Bald Eagle, Kjargaard Road
Bald Eagle, Kjargaard Road
Bald Eagle, Kjargaard Road
Bald Eagles, Kjargaard Road
Immature Eagle, Iceberg Point
Immature Bald Eagle, Shark Reef
Red-tailed Hawk, Richardson
Raven and Red-tailed Hawk, Kjargaard Road
Snowy Owl, Richardson
Barred Owl, Hummel Lake Preserve
American Kestrel, Richardson Valley
American Kestrel, Richardson Valley
