Photos needed

 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