Buteo swainsoni
Swainson’s Hawks are large hawks with short tails, broad wings, reddish brown to gray upperparts and generally have light bellies. Their plumage varies and they can be seen in light morphs, intermediate morphs and dark morphs.
Title: Sub-adult dark morph Swainson’s Hawk on a May morning
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Sub-adult dark morph Swainson’s Hawk from a distance
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Light morph Swainson’s Hawk adult about to scratch
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Close up view of an adult light morph Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Light morph Swainson’s Hawk close up with bluish background
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk with shadowed mountains in the background
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Dark morph sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk pooping
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Light morph Swainson’s Hawk side view
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Light morph Swainson’s Hawk perched on a square post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Light morph Swainson’s Hawk view of talons
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Swainson’s Hawk light morph close up in profile
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/1/2017
Title: Male Swainson’s Hawk casting a pellet
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk perched on an old fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Close up of dark morph Swainson’s Hawk in golden light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk in early morning light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk close up in side light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Morning light on a light morph Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Male light morph Swainson’s Hawk in morning light
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Title: Swainson’s Hawk dark morph looking down
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk up close
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Portrait of a dark morph Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk looking over its shoulder
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Swainson’s Hawk dark morph close up
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk looking right at me
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Perched dark morph Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Staring dark morph Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk portrait
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
