Photo by DON BARTLING
The Rough-legged Hawk breed in the arctic region in the spring and they nest and raise their young in the summer and fall. In the winter they migrate to open habitats in the U.S. and southern Canada.
December 6, 2018
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Rough-legged hawk: A visitor from the north
“Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world’s most elegant phenomena.” — John Burnside