Ferruginous hawk stakes out a piece of ground
Ready and waiting for a meal, this ferruginous was sitting in a prairie dog colony yesterday morning. The hawks do this and wait for some poor, unsuspecting victim to pop…
Ferruginous hawk performs a flyby with the Rocky Mountains
A similar shot to what I shared yesterday but with an aerial take on the scene. These hawks are just gorgeous and quite common on the plains in the winter.…
“Why are you pointing that thing at me?”
A ferruginous hawk seems a bit perplexed as to why I would be taking its picture. Taken a couple weeks ago on a cold and frosty morning on the Colorado…
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…