Raptors

Raptors are predatory birds with talons and a hooked beak. They are often called birds of prey.

two bald eagles in a bare tree

Eagles

coopers hawk in a snowy tree

Bird Hawks (Accipiters)

a red tailed hawk

Buzzard Hawks (Buteos)

a barn owl in the rafters of a barn

Owls

peregrine falcon

Falcons

harrier flying over grass

Harrier

soaring osprey

Osprey

Images by USFWS, Molly Kent