Rough-legged Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk taking off from a telephone pole.
Rough-legged Hawk, Aitkin, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/10; 1/1250 sec., +0.7 exposure bias

This page is for the Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus).

Rough-legged Hawk perched at the top of a tree.
Rough-legged Hawk, Palisade, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/11; 1/800 sec., -0.3 exposure bias
Rough-legged Hawk taking off from the top of a tree.
Rough-legged Hawk, Palisade, MN, February 11, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/11; 1/800 sec., -0.3 exposure bias