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 on the way to Bear River NWR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/3/2012
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk near Howell, Utah
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk adult gliding by
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk fly by
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s with spread wings
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk preparing to land
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk in flight in Box Elder County, Utah
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk perched on a power pole
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk right after lifting off from a power pole
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk lifting off from a power pole
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Swainson’s Hawk adult about to land on a power pole
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/10/2012
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk on a speed limit sign
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/27/2011
Title: Adult Swainson’s Hawk portrait with the Great Salt Lake in the background
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/27/2011
Title: Swainson’s Hawk portrait on Antelope Island
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/27/2011
Title: Close up of an adult Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 5/27/2011
Title: Swainson’s Hawk juvenile on old fence post
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/17/2010
Title: Calling juvenile Swainson’s Hawk, Centennial Valley, Montana
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/17/2010
Title: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk on fence post
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/17/2010
Title: Juvie Swainson’s Hawk
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/17/2010