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Raptors are king of the birds for me. They represent strength, stark beauty and resolve. I especially love the strong beaks and determined looks. In all their strength, they are still vulnerable to the angry smaller birds that feel threatened by their presence and attack them. I'm sure it's only a nuisance for them, but they relent and move on.
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Swainson's Hawk along Red Rock Road in Island Park, Idaho. August 2009 Buteo swainsoni
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Swainson's Hawk along Red Rock Road in Island Park, Idaho. August 2009 Buteo swainsoni

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  • Swainson's Hawk in Island Park, Idaho. Aug 6, 2009
  • Swainson's Hawk along Red Rock Road in Island Park, Idaho. August 2009 Buteo swainsoni
  • Swainson's Hawk along Red Rock Road in Island Park, Idaho. August 2009 Buteo swainsoni
  • Adult dark Swainson's Hawk in Island Park, Idaho. Aug 20 2009
  • Swainson's Hawk ready for flight. Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. August 2009
  • Beautiful plumage of the Swainson's Hawk along Red Rock Road, Island Park, Idaho. August 2009
  • Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk flying over Culver Pond in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana.  Aug 2009
  • Red-tailed Hawks circling overhead.
  • Osprey sitting over the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park looking for lunch, Wyoming. August 21, 2009
  • Osprey sitting over the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park looking for lunch, Wyoming. August 21, 2009
  • Common Black Hawk in tree near Verde River, in Camp Verde, Arizona. March 21, 2010.
  • Common Black Hawk in tree near Verde River, in Camp Verde, Arizona. March 21, 2010.
  • Kestrel, Arizona.
  • Swainsons Hawk, RedRock RV Park, Island Park, Idaho, June 26, 2010
  • Swainsons Hawk, RedRock RV Park, Island Park, Idaho, June 26, 2010
  • Tundra Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. August 2006.
  • Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) launching from top of tree in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Northern Harrier Hawk in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. July 29, 2010.
  • Young Red-tailed Hawk along Red Rock Road in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. July 29, 2010.
  • Swainson's Hawk at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. July 29, 2010
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