Raptor Identification – Help!

I am not a raptor specialist and could use your help identifying this species.  This photo was taken in south-eastern Alberta grassland habitat.  Comments are appreciated…thank you in advance.

Drilling

  With our continued dependence on oil – we have some storm clouds ahead.

A little nest building

Photo taken at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve, Chilliwack, BC.  There is a colony of Great Blue Heron there with over 100 nests.

Into personal space

This little rabbit stayed perfectly still; truly believing that I couldn’t see it.  This is so close that I had to back off slowly to about 30 feet, put an extension tube onto my 100-400 lens (so if would be able to focus on a subject so close), and move back in.  I took this […]