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A perched Bald Eagle This bald eagle was perched on the far side of a stream, with a Red-tailed Hawk behind it. |
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Rough-legged Hawk Although rare, there are a few rough-legged hawks in California. This one soared over head for us. |
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Two Owls The Great Horned Owls were in the trees with the eagles. |
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A Peregrin Falcon A Peregrin Falcon, the fastest bird in the world, sat on a powerpole to tease me. The picture is the best one could do with the sun almost directly behind the falcon. |
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Immature Golden Eagle This immature golden eagle was feet above the car when it took off. |
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Golden Eagle Another golden eagle stood guard over this sign. It didn't even fly as we drove past it, within 30 feet. |
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Female Kestrel Here's a female kestel sitting on a sign. |
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Great Horned Owl There is a Great Horned Owl in this picture. This is how they look in camouflage. |
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Great Horned Owl It isn't easy to find him (or her?) is it. The owl is in the center of the picture. (Click on the picture to see a larger image, where it is more obvious.) |
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Great Horned Owl Here is the owl in profile after I got a bit closer. |
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Great Horned Owl And the owl sees me, and was patient enough to know that I don't eat owls (but I suspect he thought I might be food!) |
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Great Horned Owl Another look. |
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Obligatory Eagle You go to Tule to see the eagles. They were there, but there weren't very many good photo opportunities this trip. |