Raptors and Ice Cream

I have a deal with my scouts (and with my kids for that matter) that involves seeing hawk, falcons, owls, eagles, or other birds of prey. If they see the bird before I do and then I can identify it as positively a bird of prey, I owe them ice cream. I owe one right now, in fact. But if you are curious, there is a great website that a guy named Brian Wheeler contributed to. He took a bunch of pictures in the 1990s of birds of prey. His book is wonderful, but if you just want an online brief of it, here it is Try the side by side comparison once you get better at it. Watch out, it's kind of addicting, but it passes the time on long road trips quite well. And the rewards are sweet!
image taken from the referred site