I had a fantastic morning shooting with photography friends at the Center for Birds of Prey in Awendaw, SC. Incredible birds- owls, falcons, hawks, vultures, eagles and kites. We all loved the up close and personal look at these beautiful creatures.
I was drawn to the “portraits” that I captured with my 70-200mm lens.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Great Horned Owl
The Great Horned Owl's Magnificent Eyes:
The Graceful Falcon
The Amazing Kite
Red-Tailed Hawk
(For more photos from this day, please click on the photos to link to my web site)
Jane Lurie Photography 
That’s for sure 2e0mca! Thanks so much for looking!
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These are all ‘finger removal’ experts – don’t try doing them with a 50mm lens 😉 Beautiful birds and excellent shots 🙂
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The first 2 shots are absolutely stunning!
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Thanks so much 7theaven!
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I LOVE Raptors! Your portraits of them are fantastic. Nice!!
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Thanks, Derrick- very kind!
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It is amazing to look at the eyes of these birds. Thanks for a great post.
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Thanks northern narratives! Much appreciated.
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Awesome photos! There’s something very special about raptors.
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Agree! Thanks, Peggy.
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Wow!! Superb!!!
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Thank you, Cee! Glad you enjoyed them.
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These are quite stunning and captivating! Although the great horned eyes draw you in, I particularly love how you captured the feather patterns. Such a regal bird. I also love the curves that you captured in the falcon photo. Ballerina-like. Nice captures, Jane! Wish I had been there!
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Hi Sue! Thank you- much appreciated coming from a bird aficionado. I thought of you- the flight demos were fascinating as were all the different kinds of owls!
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These are amazing!! I love the owl shots!
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Thank you, Spence! I love owls, too. There are some more on my web site.
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Thank you, Jane…I was captivated by the details, too. Appreciate you looking 🙂
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Jane, these are phenomenal shots. So much beauty and grace about them.
Jane
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