Zangazanga
Well-known member
Hello,
It is harvest time for the grain fields around here in Alberta, and that has meant more hawks showing up soaring above the combining machinery, looking to take advantage of disturbed rodents that are suddenly without the cover of the tall, dry, grain stalks.
I have been watching a couple of Swainson's Hawks, and trying to classify them to colour morph. My question is, if anyone would care to way in on this, would this bird be considered as a "dark" morph or "intermediate" morph. (I am getting these terms from Dunne, Sibley & Sutton, "Hawks in Flight".)
Cheers,
z.
It is harvest time for the grain fields around here in Alberta, and that has meant more hawks showing up soaring above the combining machinery, looking to take advantage of disturbed rodents that are suddenly without the cover of the tall, dry, grain stalks.
I have been watching a couple of Swainson's Hawks, and trying to classify them to colour morph. My question is, if anyone would care to way in on this, would this bird be considered as a "dark" morph or "intermediate" morph. (I am getting these terms from Dunne, Sibley & Sutton, "Hawks in Flight".)
Cheers,
z.