Families: Accipitridae, Cathartidae, Pandionidae
Male Northern Harrier flying with prey in one talon
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male Northern Harrier flying with prey in one talon
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2018
Female dark morph Swainson’s Hawk calling in grasses
Mia McPhersonTitle: Female dark morph Swainson’s Hawk calling in grasses
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2018
Staring Cooper’s Hawk
Mia McPhersonTitle: Staring Cooper’s Hawk
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 4/27/2018
Cooper’s Hawk perched on an old fence post
Mia McPhersonTitle: Cooper’s Hawk perched on an old fence post
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 4/27/2018
Back view of an adult Turkey Vulture
Mia McPhersonTitle: Back view of an adult Turkey Vulture
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2018
Adult Turkey Vulture in morning light
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Turkey Vulture in morning light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2018
Adult Turkey Vulture in flight over sage, rabbitbrush and grasses
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Turkey Vulture in flight over sage, rabbitbrush and grasses
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2018
Adult Turkey Vulture flying low over sagebrush
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Turkey Vulture flying low over sagebrush
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2018
Intermediate morph Swainson’s Hawk in flight with mountains in the background
Mia McPhersonTitle: Intermediate morph Swainson’s Hawk in flight with mountains in the background
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/18/2018
Turkey Vulture in flight close up
Mia McPhersonTitle: Turkey Vulture in flight close up
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/9/2018
Red-tailed Hawk lifting off in poor light
Mia McPhersonTitle: Red-tailed Hawk lifting off in poor light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2018
Adult light morph Ferruginous Hawk on the flats of Bear River MBR
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult light morph Ferruginous Hawk on the flats of Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/27/2018
Ferruginous Hawk in early morning light
Mia McPhersonTitle: Ferruginous Hawk in early morning light
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/27/2018
Red-tailed Hawk, midges and low light
Mia McPhersonTitle: Red-tailed Hawk, midges and low light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/24/2018
Red-tailed Hawk landing on sage in low light
Mia McPhersonTitle: Red-tailed Hawk landing on sage in low light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/24/2018
Northern Harrier hovering over a grassy field
Mia McPhersonTitle: Northern Harrier hovering over a grassy field
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 3/19/2018
Rough-legged Hawk lift off from the ground
Mia McPhersonTitle: Rough-legged Hawk lift off from the ground
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/7/2018
Long distance view of Tundra Swans in flight with an immature Bald Eagle
Mia McPhersonTitle: Long distance view of Tundra Swans in flight with an immature Bald Eagle
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/3/2018
Immature Red-tailed Hawk lifting off from a metal pole
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Red-tailed Hawk lifting off from a metal pole
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/29/2018
Immature Red-tailed Hawk flying over the marsh at Farmington Bay
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Red-tailed Hawk flying over the marsh at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/29/2018
Immature Red-tailed Hawk in flight over a marsh
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Red-tailed Hawk in flight over a marsh
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/29/2018
Immature Red-tailed Hawk immediately after lift off
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Red-tailed Hawk immediately after lift off
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/29/2018
Immature Rough-legged Hawk landing pose
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Rough-legged Hawk landing pose
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2017
Light morph immature Rough-legged Hawk in flight heading towards its perch
Mia McPhersonTitle: Light morph immature Rough-legged Hawk in flight heading towards its perch
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2017
Immature Rough-legged Hawk with its eye on its landing spot
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Rough-legged Hawk with its eye on its landing spot
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2017
Immature light morph Rough-legged Hawk flying towards a nest box
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature light morph Rough-legged Hawk flying towards a nest box
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2017
Immature Rough-legged Hawk in flight over a field
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Rough-legged Hawk in flight over a field
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2017
Immature Rough-legged Hawk diving towards prey
Mia McPhersonTitle: Immature Rough-legged Hawk diving towards prey
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2017