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Published: 2010-11-14 06:16:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 19290; Favourites: 685; Downloads: 389
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This massive raptor foot reference took forever to put together, but it's done now! Featuring accipitriformes, falconiformes and strigiformes, the first part is text and illustration; the second part is a compilation of my own photographs for you to use as reference. Check out the "reference" folder in my gallery for more raptor stuff.Key to the photos:
Row 1, pictures 1-4: Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). This deceased individual was struck by a car; one of the talon sheaths was ripped off in the accident.
Row 2, pictures 1&2: same RTHA. Row 2, picture 3: adult RTHA.
Row 3, pictures 1-3: different adult RTHAs. Picture 4: young RTHA.
Row 4, picture 1: adult RTHA. Pictures 2-4: adult Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni).
Row 5, pictures 2&3: adult Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus). Picture 4: Taxidermy Osprey (Pandion haliaetus).
Row 6, pictures 1&2: adult Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Picture 3: taxidermy GOEA.
Row 7, picture 1: adult Golden Eagle. Pictures 2&3: Taxidermy Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Row 8, picture 1: taxidermy Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis). Picture 2: adult FEHA. Picture 3: taxidermy Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus). Picture 4: baby Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus).
Row 9, picture 1: baby RSHA. Pictures 2&3: taxidermy White-Tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus). Pictures 4&6: adult American Kestrel, killed by pesticide poisoning (Falco sparverius).
Row 10, pictures 1-4: same AMKE. Pictures 5&6: adult Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Row 11, picture 1: adult AMKE. Picture 2: taxidermy Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus). Picture 3: adult California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Pictures 4: adult Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura).
Row 12, pictures 1-3: adult TUVU.
Rows 13: adult Barn Owl (Tyto alba), killed by collision with car. Check out a close-up of their pectinate talon, which is thought to be used in preening: [link]
Row 14, pictures 1-3: same Barn Owl. Picture 4: adult Barn Owl.
Row 15, picture 1: adult Barn Owl. Pictures 2&3: adult Northern Saw-Whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus). Picture 4: adult Barred Owl (Strix varia).
Rows 16&17: adult Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus).
Row 18, picture 1: same GHOW. Pictures 2&3: Crowned Eagle, taken through fencing (Stephanoaetus coronatus). Picture 4: Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus).
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There's so much interesting stuff about the foot morphology of birds of prey I could have divided it up into a ref per order to fit all that stuff; as it is, the text is pretty cramped! The pectinate talon IS very awesome, so I'll post a link to a picture showing it off in the comments. One of the things I haven't been able to find papers on are the scales on the bateleur--do you know why they're like that? They're so strange.
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Oh, I know. So much to cover! 
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For some reason I can't view it! D: But I'm faving it anyways because I know it'll be fabulous
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Ah, I was just editing it to make the full size bigger because I was worried some people wouldn't be able to read the font. Should be ready to view now if you refresh the page. My computer is old, so the pic, since it's so massive, doesn't pop up immediately for me either.
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Wow this is wonderful! It will be very useful.
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This is great! You won't believe how hard it is to make bird feet look right >.< and google is no help at all! Thanks so much!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THESE for most people this kind of info and quality ref is REALLY HARD to find, I think anyone who has tried to use Google Images for raptor feet images can agree with me.
I'm sure I'm not the only person who appreciates the massive effort you made to put this together. <3
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I know how hard it is to find this kind of stuff on the internet--I've tried too! I originally started collecting pics for these refs for myself, but I'm happy other people can make good use of them too; that makes the effort feel more worthwhile.
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Oh, this is more fabulous than I could ever have asked for. You, ma'am, are incredible.
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I had a lot of fun drawing the feet
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I can tell! Great job on those, they look just marvelous. I really love the fluffy owl feet. XD I have a thing for them.
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Your bird references are always top-notch and gorgeous at the same time! Thank you so much!
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