Rough-legged Hawk

With snow falling right now it looks somewhat like the Arctic in Colorado so it seems fitting to post an image of this visitor from those lands far north. Rough…

I happened across this seasonal visitor yesterday. It was a bit indecisive trying to decide if it wanted to take off or hang out and have its picture taken. Thankfully,…

This Rough-legged Hawk wanted to ensure I was behaving myself near this field northeast of Denver last weekend. ;-) Rough-legged Hawks spend their summers in the Arctic where they mate…

Judging by the stare, this guy (or gal) means business when it comes to traffic control. ;-) This past winter there was unusually high number of these cold weather residents…

Boy, it has been such a pleasure having so many of these little hawks around this winter - far more than usual. This particular Rough-legged Hawk provided me with so…

Rough Legged Hawk just chilling out. It was a very cold morning on the Colorado Front Range when I took this picture as you can tell from the frost on…