2008_1254 Run For Your Life
A Black-tailed Prairie Dog races toward the safety of its burrow as a big Ferruginous Hawk swoops low in the hope of a meal. This is a huge crop from the original file, something I rarely do - justified in this situation, I think. It's a rarely seen, commonplace drama. And the prairie dog escaped. The hawk landed, took a moment to rethink its strategies, and then departed to try again, away from the prying eyes of bipedal monsters with cameras.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2008_1254 Run For Your Life
A Black-tailed Prairie Dog races toward the safety of its burrow as a big Ferruginous Hawk swoops low in the hope of a meal. This is a huge crop from the original file, something I rarely do - justified in this situation, I think. It's a rarely seen, commonplace drama. And the prairie dog escaped. The hawk landed, took a moment to rethink its strategies, and then departed to try again, away from the prying eyes of bipedal monsters with cameras.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.