Ferruginous Hawk Pano

Ferruginous Hawk in flight – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/3200, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited

Just a simple Ferruginous Hawk image today. I love the raised wings of the Ferruginous Hawk, the bright blue sky with just a hint of clouds and the regal raptor soaring above me and the Stansbury Mountains in Tooele County, Utah. Wild, free and doing exactly what it wants.

Life is good.

Mia

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By Mia McPherson|June 26th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Tooele County, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, birds of prey, Buteo regalis, clouds, desert, fall, Ferruginous Hawk, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, light morph, pano, raptors, sky|20 Comments

20 Comments

kim June 28, 2013 at 1:51 am

Hmm, I think something went wrong, hopefully this won’t post twice: Your bird in flight images are outstanding Mia, this one joins a long list that are breath-takingly beautiful
- Mia McPherson June 28, 2013 at 1:32 pm
  
  Thanks Kim, it did post twice but I will delete the first one. I appreciate your comments very much.
Jerry Liguori June 27, 2013 at 9:38 am

Love the photo Mia…thanks for sharing!
- Mia McPherson June 28, 2013 at 1:38 pm
  
  Thank you Jerry!!
Bob Bushell June 27, 2013 at 7:26 am

Amazing, the looks are incredible, thanks for showing me that.
- Mia McPherson June 28, 2013 at 1:40 pm
  
  Thanks Bob, I do love these hawks.
Elephant's Child June 26, 2013 at 2:27 pm

Wild, free and stunningly beautiful. Thank you.
For some reason I couldn’t get into your blog (or Ron’s) yesterday. So now I am off to see yesterday’s avian delights.
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 3:26 pm
  
  EC, there has been a problem with the hosting company for mine & Ron’s sites, it seems it was a geographical outage and appears to move around the globe. It was crazy. Maybe it still is!
  
  Thanks for commenting on this hawk post, I think Ferruginous Hawks are one of the most handsome raptors!
Prairie Birder June 26, 2013 at 11:12 am

Beautiful photo, Mia! I hope I see a Ferruginous Hawk someday soon!
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 3:24 pm
  
  Charlotte, I hope you get to see a Ferruginous Hawk soon too!
M. Firpi June 26, 2013 at 10:01 am

Yep, “Wild, free and doing exactly what it wants” is the ease I get from Nature, something I don’t get much with human beings, and Nature provides it for free!
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 3:01 pm
  
  Thanks Maria, some times I wish I could be as wild & free as this hawk.
Sheila June 26, 2013 at 8:30 am

Mia, what a beautiful shot of a most beautiful hawk. The first time I ever saw a Ferruginous Hawk was in December of 1987 while on a Christmas bird count in Northern Colorado!
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 9:29 am
  
  Thanks Sheila, I love this Buteo!
patty chadwick June 26, 2013 at 6:26 am

Ain’t nothin’ “simple” about that bird!…or getting a shot like that…love the colors, the punctuation of black at the wing tips, all the detail…can count almost every wing feather…Beautiful, powerful, regal bird. He means business!
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 8:56 am
  
  Thanks Patty, of all the Buteos I think the Ferruginous is the most regal, maybe that is why it is part of its scientific name.
Sam Brunson June 26, 2013 at 5:54 am

Amazing picture! 🙂
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 6:17 am
  
  Thanks Sam!!
eric c11 June 26, 2013 at 5:32 am

beautifull hawk, you got a good picture of this one, i m very happy to folow your blog
have a nice day mia ☺
- Mia McPherson June 26, 2013 at 5:37 am
  
  Thank you Eric, Ferruginous Hawks are handsome birds!

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