Kip’s Comments - January 30, 2026

Rough-legged Hawk - Dark Morph

The search was on for wildlife (probably a bird species) as we drove north. Almost 200-miles later and where did we find something worthy of photography? Just three miles from our home.

This bird was a dark-morph rough-legged hawk. At least one other rough-legged hawk was in the air nearby. Both were hunting over a grassland area.

Rough-legged Hawk - Image 1060596

Rough-legged Hawk - Image 1060498