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Desoto Bend Wild Life Refuge
(Hawk's, Eagles, Vultures, Horned Owl, etc)

Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk
(Jun 29, 2015)

Prior to landing here the hawk had just dived upon
a group of Red Wing Black Birds, and chased them
away, not sure if there was a food source on the ground...

(Jul 08, 2015)

Red-Tailed Hawk
(Jul 26, 2015)

Heat & Humidity - has mouth open - cooling mode

(Jul 05, 2015)

Juvenile Eagle
Note the Red Wing Black birds attacking
Long distance photo's Cropped  
(9 Photo's)

Bald Eagle
(Aug 07, 2015)

(on the same branch above but a different date, these
Eagles are possibly from the same family located across
from the Refuges Bird Blind, or observation blird blind)

Turkey Vultures
(May 10, 2015)

[Appears to be a black bird chasing the Vulture]

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Turkey Vultures
(May 12, 2015)

Desoto Bend Wild Life Refuge
 

Turkey Vultures
(Jul 13, 2015)

[Were feeding on something in the grass below]

(Jul 29, 2015)

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Bald Eagle

(May 30, 2015)

Eagle ridding the wind currents to gain altitude

(Jul 05, 2015)

Juvenile Eagle
Offspring of the above adult eagle - 4 photo's below - taken from bird blind
(juvenile below is flapping/strengthening its wings, preparing for flight,
the parent is flying high above the juvenile)

(Jun 16, 2015)
Heat & Humidity Eagle in cooling mode

(Jul 24, 2015)

Great Horned Owl

"Rear view"

Great Horned Owl

(Jul 29, 2015)

Photos taken at very long distance, hope to get a closer shot someday

(Jun 16, 2015)

Dragonfly - Twelve Spotted Skimmer

(Jul 13, 2015)

Rabbit
(Jun 16, 2015)

(Jul 08, 2015)

(Jul 03, 2015)

(Jul 08, 2015)

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