When we entered the 21st century 15 years ago there were only 80 known pairs of nesting gray hawks in the Southern Arizona. Today, through riparian conservation efforts and wise use of land, the numbers have increased to almost 200 nesting pairs. Predominantly found in Mexico and South America, these beautiful birds are fearless hunters, preferring reptilian prey, primarily lizards. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is the only AZA-accredited (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) facility to display a gray hawk.
This photo was taken by guest photographer Emerson, my grandson.
9 comments:
Glad they've made a comeback in Southern Arizona!
beautiful killing machine and look at those claws
I think Emerson has become a skilled photographer. This is a great photo!
I was able to take only once a picture of a young hawk and was so happy about it. This is one great hawk and your grandson took a fantastic picture of it. By the way, I have never seen a gray hawk.
Wow, that is a beautiful bird of prey and a great photo.
what a beauty! glad they're making a comeback!
Stunning shot!
Your grandson is a talented photographer already! You are tutoring him very well!!
Oh what a beautiful photo! We learned about the Grey Hawks when we had one visit our yard. I couldn't believe it. That itself was very thrilling, and I have wanted to see one again.
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