Don’t look now, but lots of other birds other than just Burrowing Owls hang out near Prairie Dog towns like this Ferruginous Hawk. Apparently in the winter the number of raptors (not just shear numbers, but also in terms of unique species) that hunt the prairie dog towns is HUGE. This hawk was hunting miles and miles off US-83 on War Creek Road. If I can get a decent weather window this winter, I may have to return for “raptor fest”!
Ferruginous Hawk
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I believe your US-83 & War Creek Road location is in the Rosebud Reservation which includes the Wolakota Buffalo Range. I hope you see cowbirds, starlings, or magpies perched on the backs of bison (pte) eating accompanying insects.
I think I was just a few miles north of the Rosebud Reservation.
beautiful pictures! thank you
Love the Grasslands!