Wisconsin birds

I scared up a rough legged hawk.



Off he goes!





One of these things is not like the others, la, la, la. :)



I scared the seed right out of his mouth.



He sure had fun kicking up snow!



Just cuz I love him! :0)

rough legged hawk soaring

Watching him soaring above simply took my breath away.  We need more take-your-breath moments in our lives!

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There are several rough legged hawks hanging around nearby. We've been seeing the lighter ones, like this guy, and some of the darker versions. The darker ones look a lot like a crow while sitting in the top of a tree, then they spread their wings and you see the white underside the wings.



I cropped this one a bit so you could maybe see better how beautiful he is. I watched him for the longest time!

Rough-legged Hawk

We see hawks quite often, but this time we were able to pause and I could snap a few shots. Dennis drove slowly by him as I shot out the window just praying for something to come out.

He kept his eyes on me but I was sad the branches were in the way.

However, we have learned, do not stop. If you stop the car to shoot the shots. . .

. . .this is what happens. :(