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…
“Monday again? Yeah, I wanna kill something.”
This gorgeous dark morph ferruginous hawk clearly already had, wearing the evidence all over its face. It has been a regular in one of the spots I frequent although always…