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Rough-legged Hawk Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite:  Rough-legged Hawks are something that are sometimes easy to take for granted here, as in winter, there are areas and times where they are...everywhere. As in, days where I've seen >100 in one day, when poking around the grasslands of the central part of the state. I do have a lot of photos of them, but I think my favorite is the one below, where one had just taken flight from a post, and uncharacteristically took off towards me. Nice light, nice eye contact, and a great pose...one of my faves.

Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus 

Rough-legged Hawk 1 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 2 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 3 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 4 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 1

January 7th, 2006

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 2

January 9th, 2004

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 3

February 12th, 2011

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 4

January 9th, 2004

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 5 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 6 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 7 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 8 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 5

November 26th, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 6

November 26th, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 7

February 19th, 2006

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 8

March 1st, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 9 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 10 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 11 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 12 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 9

November 26th, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 10

November 26th, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 11

November 26th, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 12

November 26th, 2008

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 13 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 14 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 15 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 16 - Buteo lagopus 

Rough-legged Hawk 13

January 4th, 2009

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 14

January 10th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 15

January 4th, 2009

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 16

December 19th, 2009

Near Presho, South Dakota

 
Rough-legged Hawk 17 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 18 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 19 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 20 - Buteo lagopus 

Rough-legged Hawk 17

January 17th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 18

January 17th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 19

January 17th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 20

November 27th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 21 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 22 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 23 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 24 - Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Hawk 21

November 27th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 22

November 27th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 23

November 27th, 2010

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 24

February 12th, 2011

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 25 - Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Hawk 26 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 27 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 28 - Buteo lagopus 

Rough-legged Hawk 25

February 12th, 2011

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 26

February 12th, 2011

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 27

November 27th, 2011

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 28

November 27th, 2012

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 29 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 30 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 31 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 32 - Buteo lagopus 

Rough-legged Hawk 29

February 2nd, 2014

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 30

February 2nd, 2014

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 31

February 17th, 2012

Fort Pierre National Grasslands, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 32

January 18th, 2015

Lyman County, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 33 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 34 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 35 - Buteo lagopus  Rough-legged Hawk 36 - Buteo lagopus 

Rough-legged Hawk 33

December 27th, 2016

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 34

December 27th, 2016

Near Presho, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 35

January 2nd, 2021

Near Brookings, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 36

January 2nd, 2021

Near Brookings, South Dakota

Rough-legged Hawk 37 - Buteo lagopus      

Rough-legged Hawk 37

January 7th, 2017

Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota

     

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