75 images of Light, Intermediate and Dark morph Red-Tailed Hawks,
Rufous-morph Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawks, perched Cooper’s Hawks and
Peale’s Peregrine Falcons, White-Tailed Kites and Kestrels, Ospreys,
Harriers, Cormorants, and other birds including a Belted Kingfisher,
Great-Tailed Grackles, Red-Winged Blackbirds, and Sparrows.

Raptors, or birds of prey, are among the most interesting of birds,
and are often the most exciting to encounter and difficult to shoot.
Often seen at great distance, getting close can be a challenge,
and most often images are taken with a long telephoto lens.

This page includes images from Bolsa Chica, Newport Back Bay, and
images from other locations included to illustrate species variation.

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Red-Tailed Hawk 3325

One of the most widely-known and most often seen raptors is the Red-Tailed Hawk.
While they are relatively common, they are often hundreds of feet in the air, and a
majority of flight shots show the bird as a distant speck, even with long lenses.
This Red-Tail patrolling the inland areas of Bolsa Chica was taken at 700mm.

Red-Tailed Hawk 5639

Red Tail X9047

Red-Tailed Hawk Morphs M

A larger-than-normal (1800 x 1200) preview of the SXXL (6900 x 4600) composite which
shows images of various Red-Tailed Hawk morphs with legends identifying the variations.

Red-Tailed Hawks have three variations (or morphs), the Light, Intermediate and Dark morphs.
The differences in the morphs are based upon the belly, shoulder and central wing markings and
the body color. Light and Intermediate morphs have buff to orange dark-streaked bodies and a
dark patch at the shoulder. The body streaks on the Light morph are very light (image below),
and shoulder markings can be narrower. The Dark morph has a dark body and central wing.
The first three images are all Intermediate morph, as are the two images directly below.

Red-Tailed Hawk 3336c

Red-Tailed Hawk 3334c

An Intermediate morph Red-Tailed Hawk patrols the skies above Bolsa Chica wetlands.

Dark Morph Red-Tailed Hawk XL

A composite image showing the upper and lower body and wings of a Dark morph Red-Tailed Hawk
over Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. Note the dark body, central wing and shoulder.
The upper side of the tail feathers of all Red-Tails are brick red, the underside of the tail is red-orange.

Red-Tailed Hawk X9080 M

Red-Tailed Hawk Light Morph 1332 M

There is considerable variation and overlap between the various morphs of Red-Tails.
There are Light-Intermediate and Dark-Intermediate birds, such as those shown above.
The lighter bird (right) was taken in California, the darker one was taken in New Mexico.

All of the landscape (horizontal) large version images linked from the thumbnails are 1500 pixels wide.
Portrait (vertical) images are 1200 pixels tall (1290 pixels with title bar). Images designated with an “M”
in the shot number are 5:4 aspect ratio, 1500 x 1290 with a title bar, or 1500 x 1200 without a title bar.
A few portrait images like the two above are designated “M”, and are 1500 pixels tall (plus title bar).

Light Juvenile Red-Tail X3701c

Juvenile Red-Tails have mottled head and breast feathers. The bird above is a Light juvenile from Bosque del Apache.

Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile 4285

This is a Dark juvenile Rufous morph from Newport Back Bay. Rufous morph hawks have reddish brown feathers.

Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile X2805

An Intermediate Rufous morph juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk taken at the Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge.

Harlan's Red-Tail Light Morph Juvenile 0708c

A Light morph juvenile Harlan’s Red-Tailed Hawk taken in Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming.

Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawks have pale, barred tails rather than the distinctive red tail.

The Harlan’s Hawk is a very dark form which breeds in Alaska and Northern Canada. There are
Dark and Light morphs, both of which have light tails without the typical reddish cast. The markings
are dark brown to black, without reddish tones, and most individuals are Dark morph (under 1% Light).
Harlan’s Red-Tail was once considered to be a separate species until intergrade variations were found.

Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile 4292

A Dark juvenile Rufous morph Red-Tailed Hawk carrying two sticks over Newport Back Bay.

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Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile 4296

A Dark juvenile Rufous morph Red-Tailed Hawk, now carrying one stick over Newport Back Bay.

Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile 4300 M

A Dark Rufous morph juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk perched on
the side of a cliff over Newport Back Bay, south of Bolsa Chica.

Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile 4315c

A Dark Rufous morph juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk poses for
a studio portrait on the side of a cliff at Newport Back Bay.

Rufous Morph Red-Tail Juvenile 4294 M

A Dark juvenile Rufous morph Red-Tailed Hawk carrying a stick through the sky over Newport Back Bay.
Note the uniformly dark rufous body, with the mottled feathers and the barred tail of the juvenile Red-Tail.

More images of this Rufous morph Red-Tailed Hawk and other birds shown on this page
are displayed in the extensive multi-page Raptors Portfolio of the Wildlife Studies section.

Raptor Portraits SXXL
(1547 x 1200, 686 KB)

A preview of the SXXL (6511 x 5050) composite displaying Raptor Portraits:

Top Row:  Steller's Sea Eagle; Cooper's Hawk; Bald Eagle; Golden Eagle;

Bottom Row:  Dark Juvenile Rufous Morph Red-Tail; Intermediate Red-Tailed Hawk;
 Juvenile Light Morph Red-Tailed Hawk; Light Morph Ferruginous Hawk (bottom right).

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White-Tailed Kite Evening Flight HS6138c

A juvenile White-Tailed Kite patrolling over Ballona Creek.

White-Tailed Kites X2821c

A mated pair of adult White-Tailed Kites perched in a tree.

White-Tailed Kites are small birds of prey which were nearly hunted to extinction in North America by
farmers who thought they threatened chickens, although Kites mostly eat rodents, lizards and insects.
They have made a comeback in California and Texas, although they are rare outside of a few areas.
Mature birds are mostly white, with dark gray wingtips and shoulders. Juveniles have a russet-brown
collar and streaks on their breast. They typically patrol over marshes, scrub and grasslands looking
for rodents, and can often be seen hovering over an area when they see something of interest.

White-Tailed Kite Hovering Sequence SXL

A 1500 x 1190 preview of the SXL composite (3610 x 2769) showing a hovering flight sequence.

White-Tailed Kites dangle their feet in flight while hunting, although they retract them for level flight.
While hunting, they exhibit a graceful, buoyant hovering flight. The toy kite was named for these birds.

White-Tailed Kites Ethereal Fly-by X3015

White-Tailed Kite Fly-by HS6888

A mated pair of White-Tailed Kites shot in the morning and near sunset at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge.
This particular female seems to enjoy annoying the male by performing a close fly-by. Note the red eyes.

White-Tailed Kite Pointillism X3079

A White-Tailed Kite shot at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge, soft-focused to create an Impressionistic effect.
White-Tailed Kites have a similar hunting strategy and prey to that of the American Kestrel (shown below).

Many more images of White-Tailed Kites are displayed on their dedicated page of the Raptors Wildlife Study.

Kestrel HS3114 M

An attractive rear profile portrait of an American Kestrel female at Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge.

The sexes look different. The male has a black and white band at the end of his tail, and black spots
on his flanks. Males have blue-gray wings, an smooth orange breast, and an off-white belly and flanks.
The male Kestrel’s back has dark, separated streaks. Females are larger than the males, with a mottled
orange breast, barred orange feathers to the edges of the wings, and a barred orange back and tail.
Males, females and juveniles all have a bluish-gray forehead and two dark vertical facial stripes.

Kestrel HS3132c

Kestrel HS3121c

An American Kestrel posing atop a branch. The Kestrel (aka Sparrow Hawk) is America’s smallest Falcon.
The Kestrel is the smallest bird of prey at about 6 to 11 inches, and hunts like the White-Tailed Kite, hovering
over its prey and diving to catch it. It can see into the ultraviolet, allowing it to track urine trails to the source.

Kestrel Attitude HS3161

An American Kestrel expressing her curiosity over my long black beak (the lens on my camera).

Detailed presentations of the American Kestrel and other Birds of Prey are in the Raptors Wildlife Study.

Kestrel Hovering X9035, 9041

A male Kestrel in hovering flight, searching for prey. This was taken at great distance with an 850mm lens
at Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge. Note the barred, light feathers of the underside of the wings. Kestrels
hunt in flight by hovering over an area, searching for prey. They also perch and watch the surrounding area for
approaching prey. Kestrels mostly eat insects (grasshoppers, dragonflies, beetles, etc.), rodents like mice
and voles, and the occasional small snake or amphibian, small bird, or squirrel. They can see into the
ultraviolet, allowing them to track a urine trail back to its source. They strike the prey on the ground.

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Osprey 0403

An Osprey hunting over Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge. The Osprey is a large fish-hawk, which dives on
its prey and carries it to a nearby tree. While in-flight, Ospreys orient the fish to face forward to reduce
drag, as is shown in the image pair below (taken at Sanibel Island, Florida). The Osprey is unusual in
that it has a single species living worldwide (even the four subspecies are extremely similar). Its toes
are of equal length, and like the Owl it can reverse the outer toes to grasp prey with two toes in front
and two toes behind for a more secure grip. They have barbed pads on their feet to help them grip.

Osprey with Prey 0806-0807 XL

A 1600 x 990 version of the XL composite image (3216 x 1935).

An Osprey carrying what looks to be a Knifejaw over Sanibel Island, Florida.
Notice that the Osprey has rotated the fish so that its head is facing forward.
Ospreys are superb anglers, capturing a fish on at least 25% of their dives,
and sometimes as high as 70%. Think of that the next time you are fishing.

Osprey Hunting 0224

Ospreys are white with brown streaks and bars below and are all brown above, with a brown eye mask reaching to the neck.

Osprey 1641

A perched Osprey at Sanibel Island, using its opposable toes to place three toes in front of the branch (and one behind).

Cooper’s Hawk 0502 M

A female Cooper’s Hawk perched in a tree.

Cooper’s Hawk 1668 M

A young adult male Cooper’s Hawk.

Both of the M-sized portraits above are 1000 x 1590 pixels.

The Cooper’s Hawk is a medium-sized bird of prey, about the size of a Raven. Females are significantly
larger than males, as in many Raptor species. The Cooper’s Hawk feeds primarily on small birds, such as
Robins, Pigeons, Starlings, and songbirds it catches at feeders, as well as small raptors, such as Kestrels.
They eat rodents such as squirrels and mice, and occasionally rabbits. Cooper’s Hawks hunt from cover or
by flying rapidly through the trees to catch birds by surprise, and occasionally they can smash into trees.

Cooper’s Hawk and Juvenile 0588

A perched female Cooper’s Hawk and juvenile (on top).

At right, a close low-angle portrait of a Cooper’s Hawk.

Cooper’s Hawk 3218

Cooper’s Hawk 0554

A female Cooper’s Hawk perched in a tree, taken in dappled light in late afternoon.

The Cooper’s Hawk was named for the American zoologist William Cooper. It has also
been called the Chicken Hawk along with the similar Sharp-Shinned Hawk, and the Red-Tail.
It was hunted ruthlessly at one time as it was believed to take chickens, but later studies have
determined that they rarely eat domestic birds (Red-Tailed Hawks occasionally eat chicken).

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Peale’s Peregrine 3214

This portfolio contains several portraits of this superb Peale’s Peregrine Falcon.
More of this rarely-seen wild Falcon (in my experience) are in the Raptors Study.

Peale’s Peregrine 3220

The Peale’s Peregrine is a large falcon the size of a Raven, with a blue-gray
back, crown and facial markings and barred gray underneath. Like most Raptors,
the females are significantly larger than the males. The mostly eat medium-sized birds
such as pigeons, but they occasionally take small mammals, reptiles and insects.
This Peale’s Peregrine at Bolsa Chica Wildlife Refuge in Southern California
came for a high concentration of ducks and shorebirds. Peregrines breed
from Washington and British Columbia to Alaska and eastern Russia.

This was such an unusual opportunity that I took shots at 500mm, 700mm and 1000mm.
3220 above shows the entire scene at 500mm. 3214 and the composite below are 1:1 crops.

Peale’s Peregrine 3220, 3218

The linked image is a 1505 x 1092 composite of 1:1 (100%) detail crops, taken at 500mm.

Peale’s Peregrine is the largest subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon, the world’s fastest bird.
In 2005, Ken Franklin recorded his Peregrine Falcon “Frightful” at a speed of 242 miles per hour
when she dove out of a plane at 17,000 feet. Falcons dive in a diamond shape up to 150 mph, then
elongate their bodies and hyper-streamline to reach 200 mph and higher. Ken dove out of a plane
from a higher altitude and hyper-streamlined to reach high velocity, and Frightful was released
from her plane at 17,000 feet to catch him. Recorded by a computerized sensor, Frightful
reached a speed of 242 miles per hour one week after setting a 183 mph speed on a
National Geographic television segment, setting a new world animal speed record.

Peale’s Peregrine 3229 M

Peale’s Peregrine 3230 M

Peregrine Falcons have especially strong flight muscles and a larger than normal keel formed from
their breastbone, where these muscles attach. They have pointed wings with stiff, unslotted feathers
that have a narrow profile, which along with their streamlined shape in flight, reduces drag and allows
the Peregrine to achieve very high speeds. They have a high concentration of red muscle fiber which
increases oxygen intake, a large strong heart and highly efficient lungs. Their nostrils are protected
from air pressure at high speed by a bony tubercle which directs onrushing air around the nostrils.
They use the nictating membranes (translucent eyelids) to protect their eyes at high speed and to
spread tears and clear debris from the eyes. Peregrine Falcons are highly adapted for speed.

3229, 3230 and 3232 (below) were all taken at 700mm.

Peale’s Peregrine 3232 M

The original population of Peale’s (Pacific) Peregrine Falcons is in the Pacific Northwest from
Washington State to Alaska, but these birds are very popular amongst falconers, and many have
been introduced in areas far south of their original range. Peregrine Falcons are also used to scare
other birds away from airports. They became endangered due to the use of DDT in the 1940s-1970s
as the pesticide reduced calcium content in eggshells. They recovered after DDT was banned in 1972.

In the USA, Canada, Germany and Poland, Peregrines are bred in captivity. The chicks are reared
using techniques which do not allow them to imprint on handlers, and are later released into the wild.

Peale’s Peregrine 3272, 3268 XL

A 1500 x 1092 version of the XL Composite (3005 x 2125) showing two portraits at 1000mm.

The two portraits directly below (3278 and 3281) were also taken at 1000mm. Achieving a sharp
image at 1/500 second with a 1000mm lens is challenging if you desire perfect results at full size.

Peale’s Peregrine 3278

Peale’s Peregrine 3281

The Peregrine Falcon is considered to be the supreme hunter among birds of prey. It hunts for small birds
such as sparrows, medium birds such as ducks, pigeons and herons, and has even taken large birds such
as geese (one was seen killing a large Sandhill Crane in a dive). They also take small raptors like Kestrels,
and typically hunt at dawn and dusk. They like to find an area where the migrant birds congregate, such as
shorebirds and other birds that gather in open areas. This one found a great hunting site at Bolsa Chica.

Peale’s Peregrine 3293 M

A Peale’s (Pacific) Peregrine Falcon perched on a branch overlooking the Bolsa Chica wetlands.

The M-sized Portrait image above is 1000 x 1590, and was also taken at 1/500 sec. at 1000mm.

Peale’s Peregrine 3312

Peale’s Peregrine 3296

Two final portraits showing the Peale’s Peregrine Falcon taken at 500mm and 700mm.
You may want to visit the Raptors Wildlife Study for more images of this Falcon, as well as
several hundred images of Eagles, Hawks, Harriers, Owls, Falcons, Kites, and Ospreys.

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Northern Harrier 3207

An adult female Northern Harrier, or Marsh Hawk, in flight over the Main Canal at Bolsa Chica.

One of few raptors in which the sexes look very different, males are white below and gray above,
females are rusty buff with brown streaks below and brown above with white at the base of the tail.
The rusty buff color on the underside of females lightens to an off-white as the weather gets warmer.
Juveniles look like the females but with rust-orange below, dark brown wings and a very dark head.

They primarily hunt for small rodents (squirrels, mice and rats). Males sometimes take small birds.
Harriers use both their eyes and ears to find prey, and they have very good hearing, enhanced by
the stiff feathers of their face forming an owl-like facial disc which transmits sound. Harriers have
also been known to take ducks and rabbits, which they then drown by holding them underwater.

Harrier Hunting 5134 M

Part of a hunting sequence at Bosque del Apache, this is a Northern Harrier hovering while listening for a small rodent.

Harrier Departing 2469

The Northern Harrier has a white stripe at the base of its long, wedge-shaped barred tail. This distinctive white rump is often the first thing allowing identification at a distance. Harriers can be skittish, and often are only seen at a distance with a long lens. Hunting Harriers can cover 100 miles per day.

Northern Harrier 3209

An adult female Northern Harrier, with its distinctive owl-like facial disc, in flight at Bolsa Chica wetlands.

Northern Harrier in Flight M

A composite showing detail crops of a head-on approach and a profile, cropped from 3207.

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Breeding Cormorant X0310

A Double-Crested Cormorant at the beginning of the breeding season in March, taken in Monterey CA. The bare facial skin is a bright orange, but the characteristic nuptial crests on the forehead have not yet appeared.

Cormorant X8164

A juvenile Neotropic Cormorant in December. Note the tan neck and the smaller area of yellow facial skin below the eye. The Neotropic Cormorant develops a white edge on the bare gular pouch skin (just becoming visible here).

Cormorants are large, fish-eating seabirds, although some can be found at inland locations such as at the
Sepulveda Wildlife Refuge. Most dive from the surface and swim underwater, but the Neotropic Cormorant
will sometimes plunge-dive from one to two feet over the water. After they fish, Cormorants will spread their
wings to dry them (they also sometimes spread their wings in hot weather to cool off). They hop across
 the water on their large webbed feet to gain speed during takeoff, and use them as skids for landing.

Cormorant Courtship Behavior 4807

Cormorants during courtship in an unbelievably cute cuddling and neck-intertwining sequence.

Cormorant Courtship Behavior 4802

Cormorant Courtship Behavior 4808

Cormorant Courtship Behavior 4809

Cormorants using their long necks to cuddle during a courtship encounter.

Cormorant Display 0927

Juvenile Double-Crested Cormorants can have variable plumage, from the white breast and shoulders
and brown-and-white speckled neck of this displaying juvenile to a dark brown with a paler tan neck.

Cormorant Flight 1068

A Double-Crested Cormorant in flight down a canal in the golden light near sunset in December.

Turkey Vulture 0415

A Turkey Vulture patrols the skies above Bolsa Chica wetlands on an overcast day in November.

A very difficult bird to shoot up against a white sky (or even a bright blue sky) and get wing detail,
the Turkey Vulture is a carrion scavenger, soaring on thermals and using its keen eyes and sense
of smell to find dead prey. Its head is small in proportion to its body, and mostly bare of feathers to
allow the bird to keep its head clean when it enters a carcass (UV radiation sterilizes the head).

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Belted Kingfisher 0442

A male Belted Kingfisher stands on a rock beside a canal at Bolsa Chica after a successful hunt.
A stocky bird which nests in burrows, the Belted Kingfisher is banded across the chest (the female
has a blue-gray band and a chestnut-brown band, the male has just the blue-gray band). They are
superb hunters, flying rapidly up and down a shoreline before diving on a fish they have spotted.

Great-Tailed Grackle Bathing 1900

A male Great-Tailed Grackle bathing. The male plumage is a glossy black with an iridescent violet-blue sheen, a very long keeled tail that they carry vertically in the air, and yellow eyes.

Great-Tailed Grackle Female HS0499

The female Great-Tailed Grackle is smaller than the male, with a shorter tail, a brown body and head and darker brown wings with a slight bluish iridescence at the shoulder.

Red-Winged Blackbird 3089

A male Red-Winged Blackbird perched on a reed.

Male Red-Winged Blackbirds have a red shoulder and a yellow-orange border
(the male Tricolored Blackbird has white wing-bar feathers below the red shoulder).
Females are brown and gray, strongly streaked, and generally smaller than the male.
The males are very vocal and quite aggressive, often chasing much larger birds out
of their territory (such as hawks and ravens), pecking with their sharply pointed bill.

Red-Winged Blackbird X4111

The Red-Winged Blackbird stakes out his territory and sings,
often ruffling the feathers on its back as seen in the image above.

Song Sparrow X0667

Song Sparrow X0666

A Song Sparrow standing on reeds beside the Main Canal at Bolsa Chica.
Very similar to the Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrows have a noticeable dark
brown spot in the middle of the breast. They learn songs from birds nearby, and
can distinguish neighboring birds from strangers by the differences in their songs.

Belding’s Savannah Sparrow 3873

The Belding’s Savannah Sparrow is more strongly marked, with a thicker bill,
and sometimes has a yellowish patch above the eye. The Belding’s Savannah
Sparrow is a wetland-dependent species endemic to coastal salt marshes. It
is non-migratory and is declining due to loss of habitat. They are listed as
endangered in California. Bolsa Chica has 150-250 breeding pairs.

Sparrow in Willows 9230 M

A female House Sparrow strikes a cute pose on a Willow branch.

Bannister Surfing 0020 M

A young House Sparrow exhibits superb form while surfing down a metal bannister.

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