The Ferruginous Hawk is a rare hawk found mainly in the Southwest, though some summer Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
Rests on fence posts, telephone polls, and occasionally on the ground. It hunts from the air mostly for small animals such as rabbits, squirrels, rodents, snakes, and birds.
It is the largest of the hawks with a wingspan of 56 inches.
Unlike many of the other hawks, it doesn't seem to mind humans getting a close look or taking a photo. This first photo, at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, was taken at about 10 feet away:
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