NE Wisconsin

any idea on which plumage stage they’re in? i was guessing between a year and a half to half a year old but would love some other opinions

got super lucky bringing my new Nikon P950 out for a couple hours yesterday afternoon, got to test it out on this beauty perching for nearly 30 minutes

first time ever using a camera and i think I’ve peaked in terms of a subject lol

Young little owl . So cute

Athene noctua

Thought I'd try something a little different with editing.

Shorty Owl on the prowl in NJ. Sony A1ii +600f4 +1.4 tc

Found this feather east of Mesa, Arizona. Any ideas? It’s about 2.5 inches long. This feather was not kept as it’s illegal due to the Migratory Bird Act. The feather was returned to the wild after taking pictures of it. Thank you :)

hello! apologies if this is not the right subreddit, but i need some advice.

while on my walk i saw a bird (possibly an accipiter nisus from what i looked up online) being chased by a cat. one of his wings is injured and he understandably is unable to fly.

i managed to catch him in a blanket and took him home, where i placed him in a box. i already contacted local wildlife rescue centers but no one is able to pick him up until tomorrow.

what can i do until then? should i feed him? keep him covered? any advice is more than welcomed, thank you!

edit: a wildlife rescue took him in! he turned out to have a closed wing fracture. thanks everyone for the advice!

Makes my day.

Went out to look for birds in the yard, found clues to what might have been the last moments of some little rodents. We've got plenty of crows, hawks, and barred owls around. Would love to know more if anyone recognizes these tracks!

Saw one of the pair of common buzzards that lives close to my house and managed to get the first marsh harrier sighted in the tiny lake behind my house. (No prior records of marsh harrier in that lake)

I'm often outside on our balcony (smoking) and see neighbors walk their dogs past. Yesterday, a regular went by with her several dogs, then returned without them, with a pair of welding gloves.

I went down there, our yard near the road, and there was a big hawk on the ground, feathers pulled out at the back of its head, blood at beak corners. Acting unafraid but not aggressive. Dog walker was hesitant to handle, kept trying to pet it. Sigh. My DD grabbed some towels and a box, and i was able to wrap the bird and get it into the box. It gripped my hand so tightly, I had to slip a glove off.

Called state DNR, and they picked it up about an hour later. Officer said usually they're just stunned and fine in a few hours, but it would go to a raptor rehab.

The dog walker said a larger dark bird knocked it down and attacked it, and that it was the same kind of bird that hangs out on her trees in groups. Which implies vultures? Do they attack hawks? I'm outside a whole lot, and i haven't seen any around here, suburban area. Haven't seen anything bigger than this guy. Red-Shouldered Hawk?

Steinadler / Golden Eagle

Wildlifephotgraph / naturepicture.de

Merlin Alberta Canada

As so often during the last weeks, this kestrel was sitting on a tree while I walked to the nearby Örmis nature reserve, Illnau, Switzerland. But today it took off just as I pointed my camera at it. Even though the feathers on the wing tips are not sharp due to the movement, I like this photo and want to share it with you.

Shot with a Canon EOS R and a RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM lens.