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Hawk Quest Part 1

2007.10.02
Barn Owl.. Enlarge and see her fuzzy feet!! Very cool!!

Great Horned Owl..She had a broken wing.. She was hit by a car.
These birds are hard to see because they use the tree trunk as cover. She looks just like the bark on the tree. They don't sit out in the open or on branches.

Golden Eagle... Enlarge please!!!!
He was what is called an Imprint.. he was left too early in his life so he bonded (imprinted with humans). he was found in a park going up to humans and looking for food.

Kestrel Falcon the smallest of the Falcon family.
The tree she lived in was chopped down and it broke her tail off.. It is growing back and she is doing fine.

Enlarge to see these awesome birds of prey!! Thanks!!!

Last weekend my husband and I were 2 of 60 people lucky enough to go to what is called Hawkquest. It is an organization that takes in injured birds that can not be returned to the wild. They keep the birds and care for them for the duration of their captive lives. It was an awesome experience. At times we were only 3 to 5 feet from these awesome birds of prey. I will try to not have too many Hawkquest posts,but WOW it was awesome.!! We are going again in a couple weeks!! Can't wait!
47 Comments
coralinad That owl is phenomenal! A winner!
coralinad · 2007-10-02: 09:06
mimax2 GREAT-GREAT-GREAT! National Geographic quality!
Congrats Sheri :))
mimax2 · 2007-10-02: 09:28
jonrake oh Man these are so great !

the owl shots are fantastic and the stories of the eagle to cool.
jonrake · 2007-10-02: 09:42
emmetan oh i like no 1
emmetan · 2007-10-02: 10:03
sunshineand fantastic creatures...wonderful shots!
sunshineand · 2007-10-02: 10:26
Fouraces Wohooo the Eagle is a beutiful animal!!

"Made of steel we fly, like an eagle in the sky"
Fouraces · 2007-10-02: 11:11
Alicehume Awesome pictures. I particularly like the owl.Amazing to get so close to them in their natural habitat.
Alicehume · 2007-10-02: 11:26
storytaylor when I saw the thumbnail, I instantly knew (without looking at the name) that it was one of yours, SheriJ. beautiful birds, they are really awesome.
storytaylor · 2007-10-02: 11:28
eljapa Compliments again Sheri. Another great post. Hawkquest is doing a great job..
eljapa · 2007-10-02: 11:42
Karibbean wow impressive!
Karibbean · 2007-10-02: 12:01
Karibbean Your shots are just so neat and wonderful!
Karibbean · 2007-10-02: 12:02
vmathewk In Singapore, we gotta hit the zoo to spot a Rooster... You are such a lucky person to live at such a wonderful place.

Lovely shots :)
vmathewk · 2007-10-02: 12:14
vollenda Sheri, these are amazing! Post more! Post more! The light is #1 (favorited), along with the warm colors, is exquisite! And the last one has great eye contact. I'm so glad I'm bigger than a mouse.
vollenda · 2007-10-02: 14:15
Estel Fantastic set.
Estel · 2007-10-02: 14:23
mystic1 WOW sheri Thats a real cool set
mystic1 · 2007-10-02: 14:30
LLRui Wow, those are really wonderful shots :D
LLRui · 2007-10-02: 14:49
Carley Please don't limit these hawkquest photos! They are gorgeous.... magnificent.....unusual.....and brilliantly shot! I'd love to see many more of them!!!
Carley · 2007-10-02: 15:48
elkegrocholl I said it yesterday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our "Bird-Queen" was on the move !!!!!!!!!!!!!
An "Oscar" for you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
elkegrocholl · 2007-10-02: 16:19
ee97056 WOW! amazing.
By the way what camera and lenses you use?
ee97056 · 2007-10-02: 16:57
angeldevil1980 WOW Fantastic clear shots - well done :-)
angeldevil1980 · 2007-10-02: 17:04
magpy no no please don't try to restrain yourself - these are so breathtaking I want MORE and MORE of them!
magpy · 2007-10-02: 17:22
magpy I especially love the owl (favorited) the details and the colors are absolutely gorgeous
magpy · 2007-10-02: 17:23
mybigbackyard Absolutely stunning! Lucky you....
mybigbackyard · 2007-10-02: 19:11
dweiskir These are just amazing. I love the birds of prey, but cannot get close enough to any around here to get decent photos. I would love an opportunity like this, but am more than happy to live vicariously through you.
dweiskir · 2007-10-02: 19:59
jetjackson Magnificent birds!!!
jetjackson · 2007-10-02: 20:55
youlookmahvelous Wonderful wildlife shots, I find them especially hard to take, and you do it so well.
youlookmahvelous · 2007-10-02: 21:27
jwideman what a great experience and you got some great shots out of it too! great set!
jwideman · 2007-10-02: 21:33
lukazou very impressed shots!! superb job!!
lukazou · 2007-10-02: 23:03
gillas3 As always your pics are best , shery . excellent .
gillas3 · 2007-10-03: 00:10
JacquesR Wonderful birds. Great set. Thanks !
JacquesR · 2007-10-03: 01:01
slowpete always great to see your bird photos
great share once again
pls keep on posting them
slowpete · 2007-10-03: 01:20
TIM927 omg this is amazing sherij, wondderful shots, the first goes inmediately into my favourites, I love it!!-
TIM927 · 2007-10-03: 01:26
nasser so beautiful!thanks
nasser · 2007-10-03: 01:49
toshthedude fantastic photos, Loving it!!
toshthedude · 2007-10-03: 02:03
Agodashi Excellent shots,the first is awesome !!
Agodashi · 2007-10-03: 03:59
MHJphotos Number one is amazing. The detail, the colors, the lighting, the subject ... all fantastic. What a beautiful bird.
MHJphotos · 2007-10-03: 07:48
Lumierenatural Fantastic birds the coloration on them is so beautiful you are a lucky woman to have seen them that close..... great post
Lumierenatural · 2007-10-03: 08:33
Fasterbit amazing! take a look to mine!
Fasterbit · 2007-10-03: 08:52
fishbud how lucky you are indeed to get an up-close and personal experience with these wild birds.
fishbud · 2007-10-03: 11:16
Anuxa Fantástic Seth, who coqueto is buho. Precious colors and textures!It happens to my album of favorites!
Anuxa · 2007-10-03: 11:38
Jannie How cool is this? Awesome. I think the first shot is my favorite!
Jannie · 2007-10-03: 22:55
cluez wow great shots..i love the 1st one!!!
cluez · 2007-10-04: 06:24
OC110481 WOW, first one, awsome detail!! Those are wonderful!
OC110481 · 2007-10-04: 07:50
sparkylu25 Beautiful work, well done
sparkylu25 · 2007-10-04: 11:14
kangshung I've just finished going backward through your series and it is truely amazing - please post more! Made #1 a fav.
kangshung · 2007-10-04: 18:27
Lynda Love the 1st one.
Lynda · 2007-10-07: 09:34
gerryf wow great !
gerryf · 2008-07-29: 13:04
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