Ferruginous Hawks are our biggest Buteos here in Saskatchewan.
Light morph birds like this pair have a rusty brown or 'chestnut colour' on the upper parts and are pale on the head, neck and underparts with rust on the legs and some rust marking on the underwing.
These are the true prairie hawks and seeing them this far north is pretty rare.
On the day these were seen it was incredibly windy and cloudy, but there was an abundance of prey out in the open fields.
In one photo you will see a Richardson's Ground Squirrel that had just been caught.
12 comments:
Beautiful series Nick. The first image is a spectacular composition. The camera angle makes the bird look menacing.
As usual, lovely shots!
Beautiful bird and spectacular shots. Another new bird for me. We do not get these in Ohio. I really need to get out west to do some birding. It's about time!
LOvely shots.Love the last one in particular.
Blessings,Ruth
Beautiful! I loved seeing the hawk's legs tucked underneath him as he flew.
Awesome shots Nick
Another new Hawk for me. Superbly captured Nick showing the contrast between the upperwing colours & the pale underparts. Great.
Ah Nick, you've done it again. The photos are all wonderful, the portrait on the pole is exquisite. (As are the bluebirds and the horned lark. OK, as are they all.)
Wow, such wonderful shots!
Thanks for the kind words everyone.
Quite a handsome predator ! Excellent images Nick despite the poor light.
Stunning pics as always Nick, nice one :)
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