These two northern harriers are almost mirror images –
the one in front is immature (female I think) and the one in back is a mature female.
Jordan Lake
Categoryshadowed
juvenile red-tailed hawk and his shadow a turkey vulture
brightness
It having been a grey day here in central North Carolina, I decided to post a spot of brightness for all of you.
crisp
Crisp autumn morning by the Haw River.
empress
northern harrier: the empress of Harrier Hawk Hill, Jordan Dam
talons?
I had been comparing my many layers of clothes to the red-tailed hawk’s layers of fluffed feathers…
noting that we were both insulated against the cold…
when I started to smile as I wondered if he could see his talons past his tummy…
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