Canadian Geographic Photo Club - Rough Legged Hawk
  

Rough Legged Hawk

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by Clifford Dupuis from Calgary CA on 30 May 2025
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This beautiful raptor is seen soaring above the prairie fields east of Calgary, Alberta - home to its winter habitat. These raptors breed in the high Arctic and migrate to Southern Canada and the US for the winter.

  • Camera: NIKON D7500
  • Focal: 300 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0005 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 5.6
tagged: rough_legged_hawk buteo_lagopus raptor birds_of_prey hawk wildlife_photographer winter_habitat prairies alberta canada animal beak bird accipiter buzzard kite_bird accipitridae wing flight feather bird_of_prey accipitriformes

5 comments


Debra Plett posted 2025-06-01 2:08pm

Awesome flight shot Clifford. Love how the hawk is gliding across the vivid blue sky.

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perkyleb posted 2025-06-01 8:15am

Gorgeous shot, Clifford!! The blue sky really sets off the bird beautifully. Well done!!

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hmellon posted 2025-05-31 2:53pm

Awesome shot of this beautiful hawk, Clifford. They're quite the sight to see as they soar across the sky and you captured that perfectly here.

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Yves Langlois posted 2025-05-31 5:51am

Terrific capture Clifford. Nice that you caught the underside so well lighted. Did you have to wait long to get the bird in the right possition. Very well done.

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Radar posted 2025-05-30 10:01pm

A beautiful bird and a sharp, clear shot. Very nice!

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