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: Close up of a very dark Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Dark morph Swainson’s Hawk in northern Utah
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: Very dark Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/15/2017
Title: First of Year Swainson’s Hawk with snowy mountains in the background
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/9/2017
Title: Intermediate morph Swainson’s Hawk staring at me
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/25/2016
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk walking
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 7/17/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk in golden light
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/1/2016
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk pooping
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/23/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk on Warning Sign
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/23/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk and a field of green
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/23/2016
Title: Regal Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/23/2016
Title: One serious looking Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/12/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk landing with talons reaching out
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/12/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk perched on a budding tree
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/18/2016
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk close up
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk preening
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Preening Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Box Elder County Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk eating a vole
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk with a vole
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk perched on a large fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/17/2016
Title: Swainson’s Hawk juvenile jumping to a new perch
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2015
Title: Missed prey hand off from the adult to the juvenile Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/10/2015
Title: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk diving after the missed prey hand off
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/10/2015
Title: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk stretching its wings
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/10/2015
Title: Swainson’s Hawk lift off with one talon on the fence post
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/8/2015
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk in flight over Centennial Valley
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/8/2015
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk on a gnarly old fence post
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/8/2015