The Ventana Wilderness Area was the release site for captive-bred endangered species California condors and provides habitat for their survival. For more information about the condor visit http://www.fws.gov/endangered/i/B0G.html
Three subspecies of the peregrine falcon inhabit North America: the American (Falco peregrinus anatum), Arctic (Falco peregrinus tundrius), and Peale’s (Falco peregrinus pealei). Peregrine falcons are roughly crow-sized—about 15 to 21 inches...
Brown head Reddish breast and underwing coverts Pale belly barred heavily with reddish Reddish lesser uppersecondary coverts appear as reddish shoulder at rest Flight feathers dark above with white barring Flight feathers pale below with dark...
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Ospreys have a wingspan of 4.5-6 ft. length 22-25 in. They are dark brown above, white below, have a white head with a prominent black eye stripe. Females usually have a dark spotted "necklace". This specimen was photographed at William...