Holland, Michigan
Photos of the great events, people and landscapes of Holland, Michigan.
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Red Tail Hawk
The head looks a little like the Red Shouldered Hawk, but this raptor has considerable less red streaking on the chest feathers.
Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Red Shouldered Hawk
Talk about a hooked Beak! I never noticed this about this raptor before!
Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Don't bite the hand that feeds you . . .
The handler still has some good protection on anyway!
Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Bull Elk rack . . .
+1 in comments. Click on picture to view on black. This was an impressive animal! And when he came up to the fence of the enclosure and rattled it with those antlers, we kind of jumped back!
Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
The baby of the family!
This is the baby elk that was in a large enclosure with mom and dad. Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Prepare to die!
Looks like the Golden Eagle is reciting the famous line from the Princess Bride to a helpless mouse below: “My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.”
Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Playing with my food . . .
The bull elk used his antlers as a tool for flipping the bale of hay over! You can see how deep the snow is bu looking at the upper left corner of the picture, and see how deep this guys right front leg is beneath the snow!
Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
The biggest to the smallest . . .
The massive Golden Eagle on the left, the Merlin on the right! Taken at the Birds of Prey Photo shoot in Holland, MI. at the <a href="http://odcofwu.schoolwires.com/odcofwu/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">Outdoor Education Center</a>
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
Photo by Dr. Farnsworth
