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Peek-a-boo Rough-legged Hawk At Farmington Bay WMA

By Mia McPherson|November 27th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Hawks, Eagles, Ospreys and Vultures, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, field, flight, hawk, hawks, immature, landing, light morph, marsh, nest box, peek-a-boo, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, Roughie, wetlands, winter|

Why did it make me laugh and smile? Because it looks like the Rough-legged Hawk might have been playing peek-a-boo as it looked towards me through its wingtips.

Immature Light Morph Rough-legged Hawk in Flight & Landing

By Mia McPherson|December 23rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, field, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, immature, landing, light morph, marsh, nest box, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, Roughie, wetlands, winter|

Eight days ago I spent time photographing an immature, light morph Rough-legged Hawk at Farmington Bay WMA in northern Utah.