Fabulous ferruginous flyby for Wings Wednesday
One of my favorite hawks and the largest buteo in North America. Ferruginous hawks become quite numerous here on the Colorado plains in the winter, outnumbering the common red-tailed hawk…
Fabulous dark morph ferruginous hawk takes flight
Ferruginous hawks are some of my favorite buteos but the dark morph variety, well, they are just a bit more special than the more common plumage type. When at rest,…
Ferruginous hawk takes flight over the snowy plains
I always look forward to venturing out in the wake of a snowstorm. The landscape is just beautiful in its white coat and the chill in the air makes the…
Mondays leave me feeling like I don’t know which way is up
That would appear to be the case with this ferruginous hawk too. :-D Raptor season is arriving on the Colorado plains as hawks, falcons and eagles arrive for the winter.…
Ferruginous hawk is all eyes as it comes in for a landing
Focus! It is Monday and you must remain focused! ;-) These hawks are some of my favorites and given the rarity of the dark morph variety, getting a capture of…
Dark morph ferruginous hawk ‘wears the weather’ in the early morning
Can you tell it snowed? ;-) Taken yesterday morning, this cool raptor was hanging out on a fence. I assume it had been there all night long and just hadn’t…