November 19, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Finale):
“Sebastian,” a male Red-legged Seriema, was the final raptor star of the recent PhotoWILD program at the Carolina Raptor Center.
“Bash,” as he is affectionately called, is a somewhat atypical appearing raptor, with an outsized personality!
Initially, he curiously and confidentally strutted around for a few minutes.
Then, when presented with a rubber Tyrannosaurus rex toy, “Bash” repeatedly bashed it into the ground, displaying an instinctual behavior normally utilized to pulverize captured prey.
“Sebastian” put on quite a show!
Here are several of my favorite images of this animated and amusing Red-legged Seriema.
Enjoy!
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November 18, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Continued):
“Nebari,” a Black Vulture, was the second bird to fly in the recent PhotoWILD Program.
He is a veteran star raptor performer and put on a great aerial display!
Here are several of my favorite images of Nebari in action.
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November 17, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Continued):
The final segment of the recent PhotoWILD Program featured three raptors in motion, initially two flying, and subsequently one strutting.
“Dumbledore,” a male Great-horned Owl came first.
He put on a terrific flying display, providing many great photo ops!
Here are some of my favorite shots of “Dumbledore” in action!
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November 15, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Continued):
The featured star of today’s post is “Bart,” a very impressive and photogenic male Eurasian Eagle-Owl, one of the largest owl species on the planet!
He is one of my very favorite raptor residents at the Carolina Raptor Center!
Here are several of my favorite shots of Bart from last Saturday’s PhotoWILD Program.
Enjoy!
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November 14, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Continued):
Continuing with images from last Saturday’s PhotoWILD Program at the Carolina Raptor Center, featured today are “Lakota,” a female Red-shouldered Hawk, and “Bell,” a female American Kestrel.
Enjoy!
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November 13, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Continued):
Today’s raptor co-stars from last Saturday’s PhotoWILD Program at the Carolina Raptor Center are two owls, “Atticus,” a male Great-horned Owl, and “Dahlia,” a female Barred Owl.
I’ve posted five of my favorite photos of each of these raptors.
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November 12, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program (Continued):
Today’s featured avian star from last Saturday’s PhotoWILD Program at the Carolina Raptor Center is an impressive female Saker Falcon named “Avia.”
She really put on quite a show!
Here are several of my favorite images of this elegant and powerful raptor.
Enjoy!
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November 11, 2024:
Carolina Raptor Center, PhotoWILD Program:
This past Saturday morning, November 9, 2024, I once again had the pleasure of participating in a PhotoWILD Program at the Carolina Raptor Center (CRC), located in nearby Huntersville, NC.
During this two hour long event, four highly skilled members of the CRC staff presented a total of eleven raptors, eight perched, two flying, and one strutting, to our assembled group of about 25 photographers.
It was a mostly sunny morning, with generally excellent light, and the raptor stars of the show provided us with great photo ops!
As always, it was quite a fun way to spend a morning!
I’ll devote my next several posts to some of my favorite images from this PhotoWILD session.
Today’s two raptor stars are: “Surrey,” a male Barn Owl (Five Photos), and “Sadiq,” a male Lanner Falcon (Two Photos).
Enjoy!
Stay safe, and have a great day!
