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swainson\'s hawk

  1. Swainson's hawk

    Swainson's hawk

    Found this Swainson's hawk in Fairbanks Alaska. Usually one sighting every other Year. This year there have been at least 2 different Individuals around.
  2. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

  3. Another shot of local visiting Swainson's Hawk

    Another shot of local visiting Swainson's Hawk

    This shot was taken thru the car windshield as he flew down from perch to catch a grasshopper and I didn't even have time to open door and step out at all. Bird has been around for almost a week now.
  4. Swainson's Hawk (juvi)

    Swainson's Hawk (juvi)

    This is a shot of same Swainson's Hawk in flight! He is quite a beautiful flyer.
  5. Swainson's Hawk (juvi)

    Swainson's Hawk (juvi)

    There has been an immature Swainson's Hawk hanging around in our area, (actually about 40 miles south of where I live). This hawk is not normally found in our area as it is native to the plains west of the Mississippi River in the US so it is quite a find for here. It eats a lot of insects as...
  6. Swainson's sub-adult Hawk

    Swainson's sub-adult Hawk

    Not absolutely sure, but, based on some other's opinion, think this is a sub-adult light morphed Swainson's Hawk that was sitting atop a fence post alongside the highway I was traveling down.
  7. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

  8. Oh...I ate to much!

    Oh...I ate to much!

    I took this photo late yesterday afternoon in Yolo county. He's not as dark as some other swainson's hawks, but this one was certainly a character.
  9. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    Taken on a rural road in Alberta, Canada. He is on a fence post and I'm in the middle of the road about 15 yards away. He didn't seem to mind me being there.
  10. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    I crossed over a bridge and came up on the same side of the creek as this guy and got two shots off before he flew away.
  11. What moved down there?

    What moved down there?

    Found this guy in Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary, Alberta. He is on one side of the creek and I'm on the other.
  12. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    Adult Swainson's Hawk
  13. Juvenile Swainson's Hawk

    Juvenile Swainson's Hawk

    This bird has caused some headaches, but I think it's a juv. Swainson's Hawk. Sitting raptors quite often cause probelms!
  14. Adult Dark Morph Swainson's Hawk

    Adult Dark Morph Swainson's Hawk

    This one was sitting on top a telephone post, near a juvenile of its kind. When we approached the juvenile who was sitting on a fence post, this one starting its high-pitched shrill call.
  15. Juvenile Intermediate Morph Swainson's Hawk

    Juvenile Intermediate Morph Swainson's Hawk

    Caught this guy just sitting there on the fence post, overlooking the gravel road we were driving down. Brave too! He didn't budge as we drove past, nor when we turned around to snap this shot.
  16. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

  17. Road side stop

    Road side stop

    Swainson's hawk Light Morph adult. Sat for a very long time. Great Bird
  18. Swainson's Hawk in flight

    Swainson's Hawk in flight

    Swainson's hawk caught in flight over the fields in the Yolo Bypass near Davis California
  19. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

  20. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    I came upon him at first light and he was dozing with his head turned rearward and tucked into his back feathers. He awoke just as I snapped the shutter.
  21. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    Another shot of the juvenile Swainson's Hawk posted yesterday...
  22. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

    I have never seen a hawk so tame! I got out of the car and walked all around underneath it in a way that usually makes them fly to the next pole, but it just stayed there and watched me!
  23. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

  24. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

  25. Swainson's Hawk

    Swainson's Hawk

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