Friday, March 5, 2021

The Funniest Rough-legged Hawk I Have Ever Seen


 

The Rough-legged Hawks I saw usually perched peacefully on the trees or the sign posts not doing much.  This Hawk's behavior was the opposite of what I used to see.  He was so unpredictable and somewhat funny.

While landing nicely on the sign post the Hawk spotted something on the ground that caught his attention.  It's difficult to say what it was but my guess is that the Hawk noticed some motion.









The Hawk is still looking down while keeping his wings wide spread. 









Hmm... for how long are you going to stare at the ground?  









At some moment his feathers on the chest started to look like a neck ruff.









Finally, the Hawk decided to settle down and observe the world.










Peaceful and beautiful, in all his glory.  









Eventually, the Rough-legged Hawk became bored with me and flew to a different location. I walked around the closed gate, stepping into the hunting territory in order to get this shot.   

Generally, life is good!








12 comments:

  1. Least effort or energy-saving.

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  2. oh wow, you were at the right place at the right time and with the right camera - wonderful photos.

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  3. Nervous and beautiful specimen.

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  4. Que señorio de animal. buena toma, Kaya.
    Un abrazo.

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  5. Hola Kaya. Es maravillosa esta rapaz. Y en las fotos se ve simpático y guapo. Besos.

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  6. Hi Jaya... Great set of pictures.. Happy weekend

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  7. Un artista ese halcón. Seguro que te vio y te ofreció sus mejores poses. Una Fran serie de fotos.
    Un abrazo y cuidate.

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  8. Excellent photographs of this beautiful hawk. Greetings kaya

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  9. Las primeras poses del ave, son las que prefiero. son tan perfectas las imágenes, que cualquier revista de fauna, las publicarían.

    Besos

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  10. Buenas capturas del Halcón, Kaya, con unas poses muy variopintas y simpáticas.

    Saludos.

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  11. Una secuencia preciosa y divertida. Algo llamó su atención y hasta que su curiosidad no fue satisfecha no descansó.
    Un fuerte abrazo, amiga.

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