dark morph

dark morph extravaganza

Lot’s o dark morphs lately! Delicious.

The rains have passed and the light was perfect for a few more shots of the intermediate/dark morph in Berkeley …

November 22, 2012 | Categories: bird, dark morph, hawk, intermediate morph, raptor, red-tailed hawk | Tags: alameda county, Berkeley, bird, bird of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, california, dark morph, hawk, intermediate morph, raptor, red-tailed hawk, rufous morph | 1 Comment

We saw a dark morph ferruginous hawk in Sonoma County the other week (!!), it’s been hanging around with a light morph ferruginous hawk in an area that also has at least one dark morph red-tailed hawk (probably the one that I photographed and posted here from last year). A rare treat in Sonoma County to see ferruginous hawks of any plumage – the largest hawk native to the United States.