Prey Collection

Lions and Dead Quagga, by Thomas Baines
Lions and Dead Quagga, Vultures and Adjutants, Zululand, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). (3 of 5) Date: 1874

Picture No. 10859244
Barred OWL - in flight, wings spread, chasing for prey (Strix varia) Date:

Picture No. 10854169
Falconry Equipment Date:

Coastal Grizzlies or Alaskan Brown Bears - fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska. July
TOM-1214 Coastal Grizzlies or Alaskan Brown Bears - fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls Katmai National Park, Alaska. July Ursus arctos horribilis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for

Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken
FG-eb-327 Killer whale / Orca - The adult male known as "MEL", 45 to 50 years old when these images were taken (March 2006) hunting South American Sealion pups on a beach at Punta Norte

Oiseaux - birds
Page of birds including birds of prey and tropical birds. Date: 1930

Picture No. 10854827
Indian Mongoose - attacking Indian Cobra Date:

Tawny Owl
A Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) perched on a branch. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Picture No. 10789115
Hen Harrier - Male passing prey to female in flight above nest (Circus cyaneus) Date:

Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon
Plate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, flock pursued by Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) before landing at winter roost. The Netherlands. February 2020

Picture No. 10947857
Osprey - in flight with fish prey - summer Scotland, UK. Date:

Cat - looks at Goldfish in bowl
LA-6089 Cat - looks at Goldfish in bowl Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

White-tailed Eagle or Sea Eagle -Haliaeetus albicilla- about to grab for a fish, Lauvsnes, Flatanger, Nord-Trondelag, Trondelag, Norway

Red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Picture No. 10865989
Venus Fly Trap plant - with fly inside (Dionaea muscipula) Date:

Picture No. 10859245
Barred OWL - in flight, wings spread (Strix varia) Date:

Cave painting of a mammoth, artwork
Cave painting of a mammoth. Artwork of a prehistoric cave drawing from the cave of Font-de Gaume, in the Dordogne region of France. It shows a mammoth (Elephas primigenius)

A Barn Owl (Tyto alba), perched on a gnarled old branch. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Peregrine Falcon
A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a branch. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) perched on a fence post, above some barbed wire. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

European starling flock. Flock of european starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) being chased by a hawk. The formation of large wheeling flocks, which can contain thousands of individuals

Common buzzard with prey Bedfordshire UK
BB-1569 Common buzzard with prey Bedfordshire UK Buteo buteo Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Brown Bear Catching a fish. Alaska, USA
SM-1046 Brown Bear - Catching a fish Alaska, USA. Ursus arctos Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Great Grey Owl - Standing 27 in tall with a wingspan of 52 inches this is our longest owl
JZ-1882 Great Grey Owl - flight Northern Minnesota during one of the largest invasions on record in the winter of 2004/2005

Falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon
A peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight. The peregrine falcon can be seen in most parts of the UK except around london and the home counties. They breed in rocky cliffs and uplands

Coastal grizzly bear with salmon in mouth. Alaska MA1378
TOM-1218 Coastal grizzly bear with salmon in mouth Alaska Ursus arctos horribilis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Picture No. 11073828
Osprey / Sea Hawk / Fish Eagle / River Hawk adult in nest with chick

Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon
Plate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)

Nightjar, historical artwork
Nightjar. Historical artwork of a nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) catching an insect in flight. The nightjar usually hunts at dusk or dawn, mainly taking moths and beetles

Namaqua chameleon catching prey
Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching prey with its unfurled tongue. This tongue extends out extremely rapidly in just a few fractions of a second

Kestrel - female with vole on stump in bluebell wood - controlled conditions 10279
BB-2199 Kestrel - female with vole on stump in bluebell wood Falco tinnunculus controlled conditions Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Western screech-owl (Megascops kennicottii) in flight, The Pond, Amado, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Namaqua Chameleon - Showing the tongue retracting with prey - Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa
KAT-459 Namaqua Chameleon - Showing the tongue retracting with prey Namib Desert - Namibia - Africa Chamaeleo namaquensis Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Hoopoe - bird with caught lizard at nest entrance, Andalusia, Spain
USH-2413 Hoopoe - bird with caught lizard at nest entrance Andalusia, Spain Upupa epops Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier - With carcass bone in beak - Spain - 10 foot maximum wing-span-Pyrenees- Only
CAN-2963 Bearded Vulture / Lammergeier - with carcass bone in beak Spain Gypaetus barbatus 10 foot maximum wing-span. Only bone-eating specialist bird in the world - Found in Spain, France, Greece

Great Gray Owl in flight - Standing 27 in tall with a wingspan of 52 inches this is our longest owl
JZ-1876 Great Grey OWL - in flight Minnesota, USA Strix Nebulosa Standing 27 in tall with a wingspan of 52 inches this is our longest owl

Starling flock and peregrine falcon. Immense flock of birds flying at dusk creating elaborate formations as they swirl
ROY-241 Starling flock and peregrine falcon. Near Gretna, Scotland. UK Sturnus vulgaris Immense flock of birds flying at dusk creating elaborate formations as they swirl to avoid

A hunting falcon catches a hare during a celebration by Egyptian clubs and austringers on World Falconry Day at Borg al-Arab desert in Alexandria, Egypt, November 17, 2018

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched with fish in beak. Worcestershire, UK, September

An Alvarezsaurid bird cleans the mouth of a Giganotosaurus carolinii dinosaur

Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracara
Ff. 37. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe mas junior and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Montagus Harrier circus pygargus male migrating through Caucusus Mountains in Georgia April

Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) spy-hopping to observe Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) in preparation to knock it from the ice by creating a wave. Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, summer

Picture No. 11980729
Red-tailed Hawk Immature in flight One of the largest most common and widespread hawks in North America Date:

George Chapman / Anon Copp
GEORGE CHAPMAN English poet and dramatist, known especially for his verse translations of Homer Date: 1559 - 1634

A raptor stalks a pair of grazing Europasaurus holgeri dinosaurs

Cambrian animals, artwork
Cambrian animals. Artwork of an Opabinia regalis invertebrate (upper right) attempting to catch its prey, a primitive chordate called Pikaia (lower left)

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In the wild, the concept of "prey" takes on a whole new meaning. Picture No. 10854827 captures the awe-inspiring moment when a killer whale, known as "MEL, " goes in for the hunt. At 45 to 50 years old, MEL is an experienced predator who sets his sights on South American Sealion pups at Punta Norte in Patagonia, Argentina. Meanwhile, Picture No. 10859244 showcases another remarkable scene of nature's drama unfolding before our eyes. Coastal Grizzlies or Alaskan Brown Bears are captured fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska during July. These massive creatures display their impressive hunting skills as they snatch fish from the rushing waters. The White-tailed Eagle or Sea Eagle featured in Picture No. 10854169 demonstrates its mastery of aerial hunting techniques off the coast of Lauvsnes in Trondelag, Norway. With razor-sharp focus and precision timing, this majestic bird prepares to grab hold of its next meal—a fish that will sustain it high above the Norwegian landscape. Picture No. 10789115 introduces us to a different kind of predator: the Tawny Owl lurking silently within dense foliage waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass by under cover of darkness. This mysterious nocturnal hunter symbolizes stealth and cunning as it swoops down upon its victims with deadly accuracy. The Common Starling murmuration depicted here (Falco rusticolus) witnesses an extraordinary spectacle where thousands upon thousands of birds move together like one fluid entity across the sky—only to be pursued relentlessly by a Peregrine Falcon seeking out individual targets amidst this mesmerizing flock formation. Lastly, Picture No. 10947857 reminds us that even seemingly harmless creatures can become predators when necessary for survival; here we see an ordinary house cat stalking through tall grasses with focused intent—an embodiment of instinctual behavior passed down through generations.