Swainson’s Hawk in Springbank

Swainson's launch - 2014 © Christopher Martin

Driving with the kids along Lower Springbank Road, I was hoping there would be some hawks hunting along the freshly tilled fields out that way.  On the second or third field my son spied a light morph Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) standing on a fence post.

Field hunting - 2014 © Christopher Martin

We watched it make a few short flights over the soil before heading continuing on.  Spring is a great time for driving, and photographing, on the prairies.

Swainson's Hawk extended - 2014 © Christopher Martin

This entry was posted on May 29, 2014 by . It was filed under Hawks, Wildlife and was tagged with , , , , , , , .

6 responses

  1. Svetlana Grobman

    You’re an artist, Chris.

    June 2, 2014 at 10:54 am

    Reply
  2. Fraz

    nice colors, looks so amazing .. nice work

    June 1, 2014 at 11:45 pm

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  3. Ave Valencia

    Graceful and beautiful, as always.

    May 29, 2014 at 10:43 pm

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  4. kathydoremus

    So majestic.

    May 29, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Reply
  5. Lyle Krahn

    You gotta love those hawks.

    May 29, 2014 at 1:07 pm

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