Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine, the worlds fastest bird, sitting on her perch above the hudson River.
Portraits
Nature-Raptors
On the Hunt
Female Northern Harrier on the hunt for a vole.
Great-horned Owl
Male Northern Harrier, a member of the hawk family, flying over Mercer Meadows. Harriers are know for their owl-like disk face, which aids them in hearing.
Owls
Several of the different owl species found in New Jersey.
Red-tail Hawk
A very common sight along roadways, usually perched in trees keeping an eye on the grassland below.
Local Raptors
Red-shoulder hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Saw Whet Owl, Cooper Hawk, American Bald Eagle, Osprey, Night Hawk, Kesterel, Screech Owl, Merlin and Short-eared Owl.
