Families: Accipitridae, Cathartidae, Pandionidae
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a gravel road
Mia McPhersonTitle: Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a gravel road
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/22/2013
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a road in Montana
Mia McPhersonTitle: Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk on a road in Montana
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/22/2013
Adult Ferruginous Hawk gliding in for a landing
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Ferruginous Hawk gliding in for a landing
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/22/2013
Landing Ferruginous Hawk
Mia McPhersonTitle: Landing Ferruginous Hawk
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/22/2013
Adult Swainson’s Hawk intermediate morph
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Swainson’s Hawk intermediate morph
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/22/2013
Turkey Vulture with a sky background
Mia McPhersonTitle: Turkey Vulture with a sky background
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 7/10/2013
Turkey Vulture with sky and trees in the background
Mia McPhersonTitle: Turkey Vulture with sky and trees in the background
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 7/10/2013
Turkey Vulture with trees in the background
Mia McPhersonTitle: Turkey Vulture with trees in the background
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 7/10/2013
Red-tailed Hawk adult in flight before and after removal of wire
Mia McPhersonTitle: Red-tailed Hawk adult in flight before and after removal of wire
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/8/2013
Downward sweep of the Red-tails wings
Mia McPhersonTitle: Downward sweep of the Red-tails wings
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Red-tailed heading skyward
Mia McPhersonTitle: Red-tailed heading skyward
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Adult Red-tailed Hawk lifting off from an old, dead tree
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Red-tailed Hawk lifting off from an old, dead tree
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Adult Red-tailed Hawk perched in an old dead tree
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Red-tailed Hawk perched in an old dead tree
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Red-tailed Hawk flying over the treeline
Mia McPhersonTitle: Red-tailed Hawk flying over the treeline
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Pair of Red-tails basking in morning light
Mia McPhersonTitle: Pair of Red-tails basking in morning light
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Swainson’s Hawk in its first spring
Mia McPhersonTitle: Swainson’s Hawk in its first spring
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Perched adult Swainson’s Hawk in southwestern Montana
Mia McPhersonTitle: Perched adult Swainson’s Hawk in southwestern Montana
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Adult Swainson’s Hawk with blood on its belly from its last meal
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Swainson’s Hawk with blood on its belly from its last meal
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk lifting off
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk lifting off
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Regal looking Centennial Valley adult Swainson’s Hawk
Mia McPhersonTitle: Regal looking Centennial Valley adult Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk in the Centennial Valley
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk in the Centennial Valley
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk
Mia McPhersonTitle: A sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Centennial Valley Red-tailed Hawks
Mia McPhersonTitle: Centennial Valley Red-tailed Hawks
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/7/2013
Ferruginous Hawk chicks in their nest
Mia McPhersonTitle: Ferruginous Hawk chicks in their nest
Location: Madison County, Montana
Date: 6/6/2013
Ferruginous Hawk chicks and adult in their nest
Mia McPhersonTitle: Ferruginous Hawk chicks and adult in their nest
Location: Madison County, Montana
Date: 6/6/2013
Adult Swainson’s in flight in Fremont County, Idaho
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Swainson’s in flight in Fremont County, Idaho
Location: Fremont County, Idaho
Date: 6/6/2013
Adult Red-tailed Hawk in Montana’s Sky
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Red-tailed Hawk in Montana’s Sky
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/5/2013
Swainson’s Hawk – Squat and push lift off
Mia McPhersonTitle: Swainson’s Hawk – Squat and push lift off
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/4/2013