Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Rough-legged Hawk hunting in the snow
  

Rough-legged Hawk hunting in the snow

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by Isabelle Pollock from KINGSTON CA on 14 Jan 2024
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I noticed a very white bird in the far distance thinking that it might be a Snowy owl. I was very surprised to see that it was a rough-legged hawk (light morph). It blends in so nicely in the snow-covered field.

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
  • Focal: 400 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 5.6
tagged: hawk rough legged bird of prey animal buzzard accipiter vulture accipitridae falcon beak

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Greg McIntosh posted 2024-01-15 9:02pm

Lovely capture Isabelle! Congrats!

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