« White House begins groundwork to avoid blame for tax increases | Main | Dark-eyed Junco »
February 20, 2010
Raptors in a snowstorm
.jpg)
Above: Mature Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) perched in a tree near Morrison, Colorado.
I wanted to see what the hawks did in a snow storm. Not much different than their normal activity, so far as I can tell. They puff up more. Tend to stay closer to the tree trucks, possibly. But the weather really doesn't seem to bother them.
.jpg)
Above: Mature Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) perched in a tree near Morrison, Colorado.
.jpg)
Above: Mature Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) perched in a tree near Morrison, Colorado.
Posted by Rob Kiser on February 20, 2010 at 8:18 PM
Comments
Love your pictures. We had a hawk visitor in our yard, but not sure what kind it was. Banded tail and yellowish under the wings.
Big bird. Very unusual to see one within a few feet of our window.
Sue from Reno, Nevada
Posted by: Sue on February 22, 2010 at 9:02 PM
I'm glad you liked the shots. Did you get any pictures of the hawk in your yard?
Posted by: Rob Kiser 
on February 23, 2010 at 11:05 AM