Rough-legged Hawk head on
My first quality pics of of the season for these largely winter visitors to Colorado's plains. This gorgeous raptor was patrolling the fields near Denver International Airport and I raced…
Rough-legged Hawk takes to the skies
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…
Rough-legged Hawk shows off for the photographer
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,…
No trespassing enforcer
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…
Rough-legged Hawk Enforces the No Passing Zone
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…
Focused on the landing!
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…