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: Swainson’s Hawk in the Centennial Valley of Montana
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/8/2015
Title: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk on a bale of hay
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/9/2015
Title: Northern Mockingbird attacks a Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: Swainson’s Hawk lifting off from a lichen covered boulder
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: Swainson’s Hawk perched on a lichen covered boulder
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: Swainson’s Hawk in molt
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/29/2015
Title: Wet Swainson’s Hawk in a light rain
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/10/2015
Title: Copulating pair of Swainson’s Hawks
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Male Swainson’s Hawk in Beaverhead County
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Female Swainson’s Hawk in Beaverhead County
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Resting female Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Female Swainson’s Hawk scratching her head
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Intermediate morph male Swainson’s Hawk on his breeding grounds
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Light morph female Swainson’s Hawk on her breeding grounds
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Swainson’s Hawk male on an old fence post
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/3/2015
Title: Head on stare from a juvenile Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/11/2014
Title: Swainson’s Hawk juvenile in low light
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/11/2014
Title: Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk perched near a nest box
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/10/2014
Title: Sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk in low light
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/10/2014
Title: Immature Swainson’s Hawk with an eye on the sky
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Immature Swainson’s Hawk in a lift off pose
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Immature Swainson’s Hawk close up in low light
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Immature Swainson’s Hawk in flight after lifting off from a gravel road
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Light morph juvenile Swainson’s Hawk perched on a post
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Head on stare from a light morph juvenile Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, MT
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Light morph Swainson’s Hawk juvenile with its eyes on the sky
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, MT
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk in flight
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2014
Title: Rousing sub-adult Swainson’s Hawk in Idaho
Location: Clark County, Idaho
Date: 9/9/2014