Bog Hawks

[jonny_redhorse]

Took a ride down to the Saz Bog this morning to see what critters /birds were to be seen.....lots of hawks for sure!...things were all over the place!....Hwy #7 of course is where they always seem to be....fun to watch em "hovering" and then diving onto their perspective prey....here's a couple images of some "sort" of hawk...not sure what kind it is ....I think it's an "immature morphanized mole snatcher"

[Steve Foss]

Nice shots, Jonny. They are rough-legged hawks.

[jonny_redhorse]

Thanks Steve!....I figured you would have the variety down pat ......after sitting down and doing some book searching...looks like there's a"light" and "dark" variety...this one looks more like the "light" one in my manual....

[Steve Foss]

Jonny, I like your name for 'em better.

The plumage variations run from pale to almost solid brown/black and nearly everywhere in between.

[Dave S]

Thanks for the clarification Steve. I noticed a hawk that was all black on our last trip up to Ely. I was curious what it was and forgot to look. Now I atleast have an idea.

I was far better at identifying birds as a kid when I spent 99% of my days in the woods.

[finnbay]

Nice shots jonny!