![Ferruginous hawk reaches for the sky Ferruginous hawk reaches for the sky](https://photos.smugmug.com/Tonys-Takes/n-hsSJf/2021/11-21-2021-Adco-Hawks-and-Eagles/i-P9DfwCj/0/320543ae/X4/20211121%2009-26-00%200231-Edit-X4.jpg)
As we get further into the colder months, I am slowly seeing more and more of these cool raptors.
This particular one was staking out a pole on a road near a prairie dog colony but decided it didn’t want its picture taken. This image gives you a nice look at those long legs and the wings that give it a 4 1/2-foot wingspan.
Ferruginous hawks are one of only three American raptors to have feathers all the way down to their feet (the other two being the rough-legged hawk and golden eagle). They are the largest hawk in North America and quite impressive.