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Light morph Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), a large broad-winged raptor of open grasslands, prairie and shrub steppe. It is similar to the closely related rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus). The largest of the North American Buteos it is often mistaken for an eagle. (Brian Sullivan) Hawk Photos, White Hawk, Raptors Bird, Flight Feathers, Ground Squirrel, Red Tailed Hawk, Prairie Dog, Chris Wood, Life Form

Found in prairies, deserts, and open range of the West, the regal Ferruginous Hawk hunts from a lone tree, rock outcrop, or from high in the sky. This largest of North American hawks really is regal—its species name is regalis—with a unique gray head, rich, rusty (ferruginous) shoulders and legs, and gleaming white underparts. A rarer dark-morph is reddish-chocolate in color. Ferruginous Hawks eat a diet of small mammals, sometimes standing above prairie dog or ground squirrel burrows to…

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Ferruginous Hawk Fly-by Ferruginous Hawk, High School Science Teacher, Raptors Bird, Hawk Bird, Beautiful Field, Bird Identification, Burrowing Owl, Random Aesthetics, Animal Guides

For the last 20 years I have been a full-time wildlife photographer. My passion is all wildlife but the raptors, especially the kestrel and the burrowing owl have a huge place in my heart. I have led many workshops and I used to be a high school science teacher. I love what I do and I will continue until I am pushing up some daisies in a beautiful field.

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