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Ferruginous Hawk Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite:  Ferruginous Hawks are one of my favorite birds, hands down. They are SO aptly named..."Buteo regalis". They are such, large, gorgeous, elegant-looking birds. Many a time when coming across them in winter, my first thought upon seeing them from a distance is "Snowy Owl", given the gorgeous, brilliantly white underparts they have.  Here's one of my favorite flight photos of these beautiful birds.

Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis 

Ferruginous Hawk 1 - Buteo regalis 

Ferruginous Hawk 2 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 3 - Buteo regalis 

Ferruginous Hawk 4 - Buteo regalis 

Ferruginous Hawk 1

Ferruginous Hawk 2

Ferruginous Hawk 3

Ferruginous Hawk 4

December 9th, 2005 

December 9th, 2005

February 16th, 2004

November 28th, 2003 

Near Presho, South Dakota 

Near Presho, South Dakota 

Near Presho, South Dakota 

Near Presho, South Dakota 

Front view of bird on wooden post with snowy backdrop 

Front view of bird on wooden post with snowy backdrop  

Over-the-shoulder look at hawk on wooden fence post 

Gorgeous dark-morph Ferruginous Hawk on fence post 

Ferruginous Hawk 5 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 6 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 7 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 8 - Buteo regalis 

Ferruginous Hawk 5

Ferruginous Hawk 6

Ferruginous Hawk 7

Ferruginous Hawk 8

November 11th, 2004 

February 16th, 2009 

December 9th, 2005 

January 17th, 2010

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Lyman County, South Dakota 

Ferruginous Hawk taking flight with full wing spread 

Ferruginous Hawk in flight on a sunny blue sky day 

Hawk pushing off and taking flight from fence post on a sunny day

Head-on view of hawk sitting on top of a telephone pole 

Ferruginous Hawk 9 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 10 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 11 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 12 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 9

Ferruginous Hawk 10

Ferruginous Hawk 11

Ferruginous Hawk 12

December 9th, 2005 

December 9th, 2005 

January 17th, 2010 

January 17th, 2010 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Lyman County, South Dakota 

Lyman County, South Dakota 

Profile of Ferruginous Hawk in flight 

Hawk in flight with bright blue sky background 

Bird giving a wary look as it flies past 

Hawk in flight with wings on a downbeat 

Ferruginous Hawk 13 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 14 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 15 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 16 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 13

Ferruginous Hawk 14

Ferruginous Hawk 15

Ferruginous Hawk 16

January 17th, 2010 

November 27th, 2010 

November 27th, 2010 

January 2004 

Lyman County, South Dakota 

Lyman County, South Dakota 

Lyman County, South Dakota 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Dark-morph Ferruginous Hawk on telephone pole 

Hawk perched on top of a telephone pole

Bird perched on top of a telephone pole

Ferruginous Hawk and grassland habitat on a wintry day 

Ferruginous Hawk 17 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 18 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 19 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 20 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 17

Ferruginous Hawk 18

Ferruginous Hawk 19

Ferruginous Hawk 20

November 27th, 2011 

November 27th, 2011 

November 27th, 2011 

November 27th, 2011 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

Ferruginous Hawk on hay bale in warm evening sun 

Ferruginous Hawk on hay bale in warm evening sun  

Profile of hawk sitting on wooden fence post with barbed wire fencing 

Profile of hawk sitting on wooden fence post with barbed wire fencing  

Ferruginous Hawk 21 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 22 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 23 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 24 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 21

Ferruginous Hawk 22

Ferruginous Hawk 23

Ferruginous Hawk 24

November 27th, 2011 

March 18th, 2011

January 1st, 2013 

February 3rd, 2013 

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota 

LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota 

Near Kennebec, South Dakota 

Near Presho, South Dakota 

Intense stare towards camera from hawk on a fence post 

Over the shoulder look at bird sitting on telephone pole 

Head-on view of hawk with great eye contact 

Wings spread on a hawk taking flight 

Ferruginous Hawk 25 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 26 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 27 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 28 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 25

Ferruginous Hawk 26

Ferruginous Hawk 27

Ferruginous Hawk 28

January 18th, 2015 

January 9th, 2019 

January 9th, 2019

January 9th, 2019 

Lyman County, South Dakota

Jones County, South Dakota 

Jones County, South Dakota 

Jones County, South Dakota

Ferruginous Hawk taking flight from a wooden fence post 

Hawk on the hunt over a prairie dog town in winter 

Mature hawk perched on post on edge of a prairie dog town 

Hunting Ferruginous Hawk as it looks down over a prairie dog town 

Ferruginous Hawk 29 - Buteo regalis 

Ferruginous Hawk 30 - Buteo regalis

Ferruginous Hawk 31 - Buteo regalis 

 

Ferruginous Hawk 29

Ferruginous Hawk 30

Ferruginous Hawk 31

 

January 9th, 2019 

December 28th, 2016 

November 17th, 2019 

 

Jones County, South Dakota 

Jones County, South Dakota 

Lyman County, South Dakota 

 

Bird staring directly into the camera 

Dark morph Ferruginous Hawk in flight 

Hawk perched in the top of a tree 

 

Click here for the species description page for the Ferruginous Hawk

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