Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Family: Hawks, eagles, and kites
Rough-legged Hawk is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Arctic foxes, brown bears, and wolverines will all eat eggs and young of this species if they are capable of accessing nests on foot.
The male feeds the female during this incubation period.
Nests are 60–90 cm in diameter and 25–60 cm in height.