Fabulous Ferruginous Hawk takes flight
How can you not just love these raptors? They are the largest buteo (hawk) in North America and one of the prettiest. Their chests are mostly snow white in color and…
Do you think it is fun sitting in this ice?
A fun shot of a Ferruginous Hawk from this past weekend. The previous day had brought freezing drizzle and overnight temps in the teens kept things quite frozen into the…
Fabulous dark morph Ferruginous Hawk
Every year there are at least a couple of these dark-plumed beauties hanging out northeast of Denver. This year I have struggled getting pics of them which annoys me. I…
Unlikely roost-mates
Not great pics but kind of a fun scene. It isn't often you see two very different raptors happily sharing a spot. This young Bald Eagle didn't seem to mind…
“Stick that thing somewhere else!”
A Ferruginous Hawk last week not looking too thrilled about having its picture taken. ;-) The looks these hawks give are oftentimes just priceless. That 'joker smile' of theirs just…
Fabulous Ferruginous Hawk in flight
My favorite hawks for sure. I happened across this beautiful example north of Denver International Airport yesterday. It gave me some nice poses then a nice launch and flyby. Ferruginous…