Tag Archives: prey

adult burrowing owl

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin

Bobby is a burrowing owl from the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland, FL, and he’s cute as can be. he’s 11 yrs old (very old), was attacked by a dog (missing parts of both wings) and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Owl Birds | Tagged animal, audubon, bird, burrowing, Cute, owl, prey | 6 Comments

North American Red Tail Hawks

Posted on July 9, 2009 by admin

Video of these beautiful raptors filmed in Haines Island park, and my backyard. Sorry for the playback quality, had to use a lower setting to keep to file size down. Duration : 0:8:9

Posted in North American Birds | Tagged animals, Avian, bird, birding, birds, birdwatching, hawk, hawks, nature, of, outdoors, prey, raptor, raptors, redtail, wildlife | 25 Comments

Silent kill: The kingdom of owl – Liagen

Posted on July 2, 2009 by admin

http://www.cafepress.com/liagen/5046305 The Owls are birds of prey. Most are solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e.g. the Burrowing Owl). They are classified in the order Strigiformes, in which there are over 200 extant species. Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, … Continue reading →

Posted in Owl Birds | Tagged birds, Björk, feather, hunt, kill, Liagen, night, nocturnal, owl, prey, solitary, talons, vision | 3 Comments

BIRDS OF PREY

Posted on July 2, 2009 by admin

Extreme slo-mo film footage of eagles, owls, hawks & falcons hunting and soaring. Features S16mm film & 500fps high-speed photography. Andrew Manske’s “Birds of Prey” Cinematography Demo Video. Duration : 0:4:5

Posted in Owl Birds | Tagged Alaska, Andrew, Bald, birds, canada, cinematography, eagle, falcons, film, golden, gray, great, hawk, hawks, Manske, of, owl, owls, peregrine, prey, raptor, Red, rough-legged, slo-motion, snowy, tailed, video, Yukon | 8 Comments

Bird Ringing Barn Owls & Kestrels

Posted on June 26, 2009 by admin

We spent 2 memorable days this summer out bird ringing with Geoff Sheppard, local bird ringer and secretary of the West Galloway SOC. Geoff has many Barn Owl nestboxes, most made and put up by himself around The Rhins of … Continue reading →

Posted in Owl Birds | Tagged barn, bird, birds, chicks, Dumfries, Galloway, kestrels, of, owls, prey, Rhins, ringing, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, wild | 3 Comments