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Swainson's Hawk
This light morph adult was unexpected as this species is very scarce in California at this time of year. The earliest migrants are not expected in the Central Valley until March from wintering grounds in western Mexico. Most of the population winters in Argentina where they were decimated by agricultural use of certain pesticides. However conservation efforts to change the types of pesticides has paid off and this species has largely recovered.
Location
Merced, California, USA
Date taken
17 February 2021
Scientific name
Buteo swainsoni
Such a well detailed and focused flight shot, Joseph.
 
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I'm really pleased to hear that their numbers are recovering Joe, as we don't seem to see this one coming in very often.

That's a fantastic flight capture my friend. Well done lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
321
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
117.9 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Swainson'sHawkIMG_6197.jpg
File size
93.6 KB
Date taken
Wed, 17 February 2021 12:32 PM
Dimensions
800px x 793px

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