Female Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus Orange County, New York Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera and Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens paired with a 1.4x extender For exif data please hover your mouse over the upper right corner of the image Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge, NJ/NY Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/1600 s, f/8, ISO 5000 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED RTHA, feeding, chicks, nesting, bird of prey

Osprey - Pandion haliaetusEdwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Galloway, Atlantic County, New JerseyThe Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle, or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. In 1994, the osprey was declared the provincial bird of Nova Scotia, Canada.The Osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.As its other common name suggests, the Osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey.Ospreys have been known to exhibit great joint flexibility. Their limbs (wings and legs) have adapted to have greater flexibility over time. An example of this is when flying towards bright lights (e.g., sun)—they are able to bend the joint in their wing to shield their eyes from the light to aid safety while flying.Fish make up 99% of the Osprey's diet.[33] It typically takes fish weighing 150–300 g (5.3–11 oz) and about 25–35 cm (9.8–14 in) in length, but the weight can range from 50 to 2,000 g (1.8 to 71 oz). Virtually any type of fish in that size range are taken.Ospreys have vision that is well adapted to detecting underwater objects from the air. Prey is first sighted when the Osprey is 10–40 m (33–130 ft) above the water, after which the bird hovers momentarily then plunges feet first into the water.The Osprey is particularly well adapted to this diet, with reversible outer toes, sharp spicules on the underside of the toes, closable nostrils to keep out water during dives, and backwards-facing scales on the ta

Adult Red-tailed Hawk feeding a 2 day old chikc in the nest Passaic County, New Jersey, USA Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1DXII camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/1000 s, f/8, ISO 800 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii New Jersey Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 1.4x extender, at 840mm, using following settings: 1/1600 s, f/6.3, ISO 1250 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED COHA, bird of prey, perched, branch, raptor, predator

Red-taied Hawk nest Photograph captured with a Canon EOS 1Dx camera paired with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II lens and 2x extender, at 1200mm, using following settings: 1/400 s, f/8, ISO 3200 Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Please contact: info@greggard.com for licensing information www.GregGard.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED