It’s climbing season…and nesting season! During the spring and summer, Golden Eagles and Peregrine Falcons build their nests on the same sheer cliffs we love to ascend. On the blog, we walk you through how to stay safe from potential attacks from protective parents and how you can protect vulnerable nestling birds: https://hawkwatch.org/rock-climbing-and-raptor-safety-sharing-cliffs-with-birds-of-prey/ 📸: Deja & Ben Zaritsky (fb)

Can you tell which Merlin subspecies is in this photo? Merlins have three North American subspecies—black, taiga, and prairie. Both plumage and habitat preference vary between the three, with black living in the Pacific Northwest, taiga in forests, and prairie preferring the plains. 📸: Langtian Lang (fb)