RAPTORS

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Griffon Vulture   Gyps fulvus.
El Torcal, Andalucia. November 2011 ³

Griffon Vulture   Gyps fulvus.
El Torcal, Andalucia. November 2011 ³

Osprey   Pandion haliaetus.
Gorriones Beach, Fuerteventura. February 2007 ¹

Osprey   Pandion haliaetus.
Gorriones Beach, Fuerteventura. February 2007 ¹

Kestrel   Falco tinnunculus.
Mandria, Cyprus. April 2011 ³

Kestrel   Falco tinnunculus.
Asprokremnos pool, Cyprus. April 2011 ³

Lesser Kestrel   Falco naumanni.
Agia Varvara, Cyprus. April 2010 ²

Red-footed Falcon   Falco vespertinus.
Mandria, Cyprus. September 2010 ³   Heat haze!!!

Peregrine   Falco pregrinus , male.
Nottingham Trent University. June 2007
Canon EOS 400D, standard lens held against eyepiece of Swarovski 'scope.

Common Buzzard   Buteo buteo.
Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Powis, Wales. January 2012. ⁴

Common Buzzard   Buteo buteo.
Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Powis, Wales. January 2012. ⁴

Common Buzzard   Buteo buteo.
Gigrin Farm, Rhayader, Powis, Wales. January 2012. ⁴

Sparrowhawks   Accipiter nisus, fledglings.
Stopford Building, University of Manchester. July 2007 ¹

Sparrowhawks   Accipiter nisus, fledglings.
Stopford Building, University of Manchester. July 2007 ¹

Sparrowhawks   Accipiter nisus, fledglings.
Stopford Building, University of Manchester. July 2007 ¹

¹Canon EOS 400D, 100-400 IS USM lens
²Canon EOS 50D, 100-400 IS USM lens.
³Canon EOS 7D, 500mm IS USM lens + 1.4 extender.
⁴Canon EOS 7D, 500mm IS USM lens.