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Juvenile light morph. Note light head, mottled brown upperwing, and white tail base with dark band at tip. Juveniles have distinctive white panels in the primaries.
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Winter is the time to see this large, open-country hawk in...
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Juvenile light morph Note light head, mottled brown...
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10 Δεκ 2013 · Juvenile light morph Note light head, mottled brown upperwing, and white tail base with dark band at tip. Juveniles have distinctive white panels in the primaries.
Body plumage quite variable; typical juvenile shows black belly contrasting with streaked buffy chest. Dark-morph birds are hard to identify when perched, but show distinct pattern on wings and tail in flight.
Juvenile Rough-legged Hawk / Buzzard. rough-legged buzzard or hawk (buteo lagopus), sitting, side view, autumn coloured tundra, northern norway, norway - rough legged hawk stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images.
Long-winged, northern raptor found in open areas like fields and marshes. Plumage variable; light morphs generally pale with dark belly and dark patches on "wrists." Dark morphs have brown or blackish body with finely banded tail and striking white flight feathers. Some birds intermediate.
Winter is the time to see this large, open-country hawk in southern Canada and the U.S., where it may be perched on a pole or hovering over a marsh or pasture on the hunt for small rodents. Found globally across northern latitudes, this species occurs in both light and dark forms.
A young Rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus, light morph) hovering in flight, with wings and tail fanned and talons outstretched, looking for prey.
