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…
Top Shots 2023 – Raptors
As I do every year, I sit down and pick my personal 'top 25' of each of my photo subjects from my previous photo year (Oct - Sept). For the…
Ferruginous hawk shows off its fabulous plumage
This guy / gal didn’t want to hang around for pictures but in its haste to depart, it gave us a great look at that nearly 5-foot wingspan and its…
Ferruginous hawk stands guard in front of the Mile High City
One of my favorite wintertime raptors and my favorite city, all in one. This beautiful hawk had staked out a fence post, keeping watch on the prairie dogs nearby and…
Ruffled up dark morph ferruginous hawk appears grumpy
Maybe it was the wind that had ruffled its feathers. Maybe it was the guy shoving a camera in its face. Either way, this beautiful raptor didn’t seem too thrilled…