I’m a Bald Eagle and I approve this post.
I took a break from putting this post together to go out a see what was going on in the bosque and river. A Bald Eagle flew over in approval of this post. The clouds approved also, forming a pterodactyl being chased by a chimera.
My photographer of the day is Lukas Kondraciuk with Through Open Lens at https://throughopenlens.com/. Lukas does wonderful bird photographs, tells really bad jokes, and always has interesting facts about whatever he posts.
Pterodactyl and Chimera in the clouds.
Jupiter with 3 clear moons and maybe one faint moon, and a moon peeking out from behind Jupiter on the top right. Saturn is slowly diverging, moving further away each night.
For Day 5 of the Travel Photo Challenge, I present you with a whole bunch of photos of a Gray Hawk, a Barn Owl, and a group of Harris Hawks. In October 2017, we drove to Tucson for a Linguistics conference. On the way home, we stopped by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The museum has a raptor free-flight exhibit, which we happened to be just in time for.
Gray Hawk, also known as the Mexican goshawk. 
When Barney the Barn Owl flew out of the aviary, all the crowd went “Aaahhh! How cute!” He is certainly adorable. He flew silently between perches entertaining his adoring crowd. 
The stars of the show we experienced were the Harris Hawks. Four Harris Hawks performed for the finale of the free-flight show. Harris Hawks have made a regional adaptation to the harsh conditions in the Sonoran Desert by hunting in groups. The Sonoran Desert is the only place that Harris Hawks have been observed hunting and working together in groups. Their distribution in the US is limited to southern Arizona, southeastern New Mexico, and southwest Texas. Their larger distribution is throughout most of Mexico, the west coast of Central America, and the lower elevations of South America. Free flight shows are great for photographing these raptors because they are close enough to get a lot of detail and action shots.
Off Center & Not Even 
Never have I seen such a remarkable set of photos.
Thanks, Maj & Sher. The free-flight show was perfect for getting shots that are very difficult to get in the wilds.
Hi Timothy,
It’s not easy to get shots but all pics so so amazing. 👍👏😊🤗❄
Thanks, Amit.
Absolutely fabulous photos!
Thanks, Stine.
Wow Timothy….these pictures are stunning….all of them….and you captured so many
Thanks, Ruehla. I did take a bunch of photos.
They’re all so beautiful….as always🤩
Thanks, Ruelha.
Wide open spaces, blue skies, and the freedom of the birds.
The bald eagle was definitely a spirit messenger.
Beautiful photos. Probably didn’t have to hear the words ‘social distancing’ out there!
But the birds still flock together. Thanks, Mary.
These are a beautiful series of photos, Tim!
My lord, these are epic pictures.
Thanks, Shey. Epic birds.
Amazing captures!
And you too saw the moons of Jupiter!
Sending Happy New Year Wishes!
Thanks, Nancy.
I love these birds of prey. Also a nice shot of jupiter and the 3 moons.
Thanks, picpholio.
Fantastic what beautiful birds. I’ve never seen Jupiter and the three moons so you’ve enlightened me.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year
Charlotte
Thanks, Charlotte. Jupiter has around 79 moons, 59 of them are named.
George loves star gazing I must impress him with my new knowledge, best learn a few moon names first lol.
All I can say is WOW!
OK… those shots are amazing.
Thanks, Dale.
What a great experience and these are phenomenal photos, Tim! I visited a really cool place in Oregon a couple of years ago called the Cascades Raptor Center, they have over 40 birds of prey in outdoor enclosures, I learned so much and gained a lot of appreciation for these majestic creatures!
Thanks, Tiffany. Raptors are really cool birds.
Never seen a Goshawk before. We don’t have them around here. Cool shots!
Thanks, Teri.
Hawks, owls, Jupiter’s moons & pterodactyl clouds… what more can one ask for?!!!!
Of course Bald Eagle approves!
Wow!
Thanks, Marina. A good night out on the bosque.
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Love the car!
That old Studebaker lark was cool. Thanks, Allen.
Great shots and really interesting factoids Timothy,thanks for posting.
Thanks, Ebb.