Birds of Prey (not Klingon !! )

[Jelly]

From the same visit (see the “scultures thread) that my wife and me paid last January to “Oceanográfic”, here are a lot of pic of BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL birds of prey used to hunt with an ancient technique that we (in Castilian) name “Cetrería”.

Nothing, absolutely nothing surpases nature´s beauty.

I´m sorry but I don´t know the English name of those beautiful birds…

Here they go…



































Well, these are not as “spectacular” as the birds of prey, but they are equally nice for me:










And a close-up of a leopard seal, nice one, ah?






Hope you like this micro-photo-show.
Cheers
RG

 

[13aceofspades13]

those are some awesome birds..

 

[Jelly]

those are some awesome birds..

Hey Ace, if they´re awesome in photo... you should see them @ 6 feet of distance.. they´re GREAT ! Sure buddy!

RG

 

[Grendels]

Very nice photos!!

 

[spud]

those are Real Nice. ill be getting back into my First Hoby Real soon because i just Ordered This to Extend my range and Give me More Options,

back to teh Pics Does that first Guy have Chrome Claws?? lol

 

[CTspeedshop]

Awesome photos!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Igard]

Wow! Beautiful photos and even more incredible are the birds. Thanks for posting.

 

[panzerace007]

JELLY,

WOW !! Great pix !! I think th 3rd. Bird of Prey is a Golden Eagle ... .What do They call these birds in Spain ?

Great pix of th Ducks & seal !

Thanx for sharing !

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

Now there is a paint job for you.

Take an F-15.....and paint it like that Golden Eagle, gold head at the nose, feathers back through the fuselage....talk about the ultimate camo!! LOL

 

[Jelly]

Hey guys, I´m glad you´ve liked the photos


Well, Erik, I think that the three differents birds of prey are:

First one (white one) : Buho blanco â€" Bubo scandicus

Second one : Buho del bosque â€" Bubo nipalensis


Third one (eagle) : Aguila Real â€" Aquila chrysaetos

They regularly do exhibitions of falconry (in the Oceanográfic A.L. Park).

Past Friday I went to Biopark (a kind of open zoo), but I left the camera at home... there are a lot of spectacular animals there...

... they are very nice to see... although I firmly believe that animals are born to be free, not to be enclosed... but very sadly I must recognize that endangered species get more chances to survive and not getting extincted in captivity

 

[13aceofspades13]

Hawks and Eagles are my favorite birds, Hawks can dive extremely fast, and eagles besides being my national bird, is just awesome!

 

[Igard]

The English name for the first bird is a Snowy Owl.

The last bird before the seal is a type of Pelican. I don't know the variety if there is one.

Again, thanks for posting these Jelly.

 

[Jelly]

Thanks a lot for the comments, guys, I knew you would appreciate the beauty of the birds.

I wish I had a photo of Good Ol´ ROMULUS, a 25 years old Rhino that lives in the Biopark.

But I am a First Rate Certified A*****E ( :-X ) and forgot my camera at home.

Man, thats an animal, believe me.

 

[Igard]

What a great name for a Rhino!! ;D