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The Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), also known as the bay-winged hawk, dusky hawk, and wolf hawk. Bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Taking off from rocky cliffs, a golden eagle having just killed and dropped a cormorant in Watereton Canyon in Littleton Colorado, takes off, flies, glides and lands near his dropped prey.

this is a close up of a wedge tail eagle

Stork bird sitting in a dead tree with clear blue sky background, outback Australia

Tranquil river scene in outback Queensland, Australia

White bellied Sea Eagle (Platycercus elegans) perched high in the trees above Lake King in the Gippsland Lakes

Perching snake eagle [circaetus gallicus] with snake in Krueger National Park South Africa RSA

A majestic African Fish Eagle perches attentively on a tree branch, its sharp gaze surveying the surrounds in Zambia's lush Kafue National Park.

White-Bellied Sea-eagle perched in a tree, Kilim Geoforest Mangrove National Park, Langkawi, Malaysia

Wedge-tailed Eagle perched in Eucalypt tree

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

One pelican swimming through dead trees on a river

River reflections early morning on the Wimmera River in rural Victoria

Animals at Currumbin Wildlife Park, Qld, Australia

Harpy eagle at rest on a branch watching its surroundings

Australian wedge tailed eagle in the wild in Central Victoria perched in a eucalyptus tree

The White-bellied Sea-Eagle feeds on fish, birds and mammals. Skilled hunters, they attack birds as large as a swan.

A Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) at Isabela Island in Western Galapagos, Ecuador. The Galapagos hawk is endemic to the Galápagos Islands. The Hawk is endangered, it is believed that there are only around 150 mating pairs in existence today. Wildlife shot.

The Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is also known as sea hawk, river hawk and fish hawk. It is a large diurnal (as opposed to nocturnal) raptor whose diet consists mainly of fish that it dives for and catches. The adult osprey is brown on the upperparts and grayish white on the head and underparts. Their eyes are bright yellow. The juveniles are distinguished by having white on the tips of their wing feathers giving a barred appearance and orange colored eyes. The osprey lives in a wide variety of habitats as long as water is nearby to supply adequate fish for their diet. It may be found on all continents except Antarctica. The osprey has specialized physical characteristics and behavior to assist in hunting and catching prey. Among these are reversible outer toes with sharp spicules on the underside, closable nostrils to keep out water, barbed talons to help hold fish and dense oily plumage to prevent the feathers from getting waterlogged. They may be seen diving headfirst into the water to catch a fish. The osprey builds a large nest of twigs and small branches. They are usually located atop dead trees. American and Canadian osprey winter in South America, although some may stay in Florida and California. This adult osprey was photographed while while perched in a dead tree on Campbell Mesa in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

Adult white-bellied sea eagle raptor bird perched high on a dry tree's branch while lurking for prey in the adjacent Yellow Water-Ngurrungurrudjba Billabong at its foot. Cooinda-NT-Australia.

Pod of pelicans in wetlands, Urana rural NSW

A juvenile white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) perched on a branch on Bruny Island, Tasmania.

A female Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) perched in a tree at Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta, B.C., Canada.

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