Rough-legged Hawk with vole prey

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) flying away with freshly caught vole and grass in its talon. Lemmings and voles make up the bulk of this hawk’s diet, but it will also hunt other small mammals and birds. The Rough-legged Hawk is a diurnal (daytime), and sometimes crepuscular (dusk and dawn), hunter that pursues prey from a perched or hovering position.

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  • Title: Rough-legged Hawk with vole prey
  • Description: Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) flying away with freshly caught vole and grass in its talon. Lemmings and voles make up the bulk of this hawk’s diet, but it will also hunt other small mammals and birds. The Rough-legged Hawk is a diurnal (daytime), and sometimes crepuscular (dusk and dawn), hunter that pursues prey from a perched or hovering position.
  • File name: rough-legged-hawk-vole-prey_7542.jpg
  • Captured: 2010-Mar-10 00:38:16
  • Owner: Greg Schneider
  • Dimensions: 640 x 800 px
  • Tags: bird, raptor, winter, greg schneider, flying, snow, gschneiderphoto.com, in flight, Buteo lagopus, bird of prey, rough-legged hawk

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