Many people have generously contributed the photos used on this site. If you have good photos of raptors, please consider contributing them. The photos that are most needed are listed below, but multiple photos of the same species may be used when they are available, particularly of juveniles and species that differ by region or subspecies.
Send photos to Jean Chamberlain at jchamberlain1@windstream.net.
Ferruginous hawk
Adult: closeups of tail, wing, feet
Juvenile: Closeups of tail, wing, feet
Nestling: Full body
Northern goshawk
Adult: Closeups of wing, feet, tail
Juvenile: Closeups of wing, feet, tail
Swainson’s hawk
Adult: Closeups of tail, feet
Juvenile: Tail showing wing length
Juvenile: Outer primaries spread
Rough-legged hawk
Adult: Underside of dark phase wing
Adult: Closeups of head, wing, feet, tail
Juvenile: Closeups of head, wing, feet, tail
Nestling: Full body
Gyrfalcon
Adult: Closeup of primaries spread
Adult: Light phase
Adult: Dark phase
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, tail, feet
Juvenile: closeup of head
Prairie falcon
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wings, feet, tail
Adult: Underside of wing
American kestrel
Female any age: Inside mouth
Merlin
Any age: Back of head showing dark nape
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, feet, tail
Female: Tail
Barn owl
Adult: Full body
Adult: Closeups of wing, tail, feet
Boreal owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of head, wing, tail, feet
Adult/juvenile: Full body
Adult: Top of head
Burrowing owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, tail
Elf owl
Adult: Brown phase
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of head, wing, tail, feet
Great gray owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, tail, feet
Ferruginous pygmy owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, feet, tail
Adult: Back of head
Flammulated owl
Adult: Outstretched wing
Juvenile: Full body
Nestling: Full body
Any age: Feet showing not feathered
Adult: Red phase
Juvenile: Red phase
Long-eared owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeup of feet
Mottled owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, feet, tail
Northern hawk owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of tail, wing, feet
Adult: Ear cavity
Nestling: Full body
Northern pygmy owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of head, wing, tail, feet
Juvenile: Full body
Northern saw-whet
Juvenile: closeup of head
Short-eared owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of tail, feet
Snowy owl
Juvenile: Full body
Nestling
Spotted owl
Juvenile: Full body
Adult/juvenile: closeups of head, wing, tail, feet
Whiskered owl
Adult: Red/brown phase
Adult: Back of neck
Adult: closeup of feather
Juvenile: Full body
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of tail, feet, wing
Western screech owl
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of head, wing, tail, feet
Any age: Feet showing feathers
Northern Harrier
Adult: Spread female wing
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of head, wing, feet, tail
Mississippi kite
Adult: Closeup of feet
Adult female: Spread wing showing white secondaries and outermost primaries shorter than wing tip
White-tailed kite
Adult: Closeup of tail
Adult/juvenile: Closeups of wing, feet
Bald eagle
Adult: Tail
Juvenile: Underwing
Juvenile: Closeup of head
Golden eagle
Adult: Closeup of wing
(top and underside), feet
Juvenile: Full profile
Juvenile: Closeup of wing, tail, head, feet