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| Up Close and Personal Click on images to see larger versions Eye to eye encounters during the past year. | Posted: August 10, 2008 | |
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A young Red-tailed Hawk in the Marin Headlands. |
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A Night Heron glares at the world with its lovely red eye. |
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A male Cooper's Hawk in the Marin Headlands. |
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A Great Blue Heron hunting at the Berkeley Marina. |
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On Grizzly Island a male Kestrel surveys the surrounding fields for mice. |
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At the University of Minnesota Raptor Center a Peregrine heals. |
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Turning to watch a fly. |
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Near Rodeo Lagoon a young Great Horned Owl prepares for nightfall. |
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A Curlew circles Crissy Field. |
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A swan soaking in the sun at the Palace of Fine Arts. |
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A Great Egret caught by the flash while swallowing a night meal. |
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In Aukland, New Zealand, a Pukeko feeds on grass. |
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A Female Northern Harrier in the Marin Headlands. |
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A Black Swan investigates in New Zealand. |
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Water beads on its head after dabbling below the surface. |
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A Ring-billed Gull yawns - apparently unimpressed by the foodless photographer. |
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A female Anna's Hummingbird hovers. |
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A male Annas faces the camera... |
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Then turns for a lovely profile. |
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Calm at Crissy Field. |
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A goose in Auckland, NZ. |
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A young Cooper's Hawk in the Marin Headlands. |
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A nice perspective on those powerful eyes. |
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Our close friends even closer - click to see the details. |
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At Lake Merced a Wren clatters on incessantly - and beautifully. |
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An African Wattled Plover in flight. |
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A White-crowned Sparrow in full song. |
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Who is watching whom? A Snowy Egret keeps tabs. |
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External Links
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide | |||
Copyright Notice - Images, graphic design, and text ©2007 Walter Kitundu, San Francisco, California.
It is unlawful to reproduce or distribute these images via any medium, digital or physical, without the express consent of the artist/photographer.