Swainson’s Hawk Reacting To A Surprise Harrier Attack Sometimes when I think a hawk is about to take off there’s actually something completely different and unexpected about to happen. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawk – A Diagonal Takeoff Diagonal compositions of raptors in flight are a favorite of mine. Continue reading
My Kind Of Raptor Country Birds aren’t the only itch of mine to be scratched by my addiction to bird photography. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawks Are Yet Another Reason To Love Sphinx Moths The web of life is indeed intertwined – in this case with two of my favorite photographic subjects. Continue reading
An Angry Magpie Repeatedly Attacks A Swainson’s Hawk This was one pissed off magpie. Continue reading
A Few Recent Raptors (four species) A potpourri of raptors I’ve photographed within the last two weeks in northern Utah. For varying reasons I think each image has at least some merit. Continue reading
Yesterday’s Swainson’s Hawks Yesterday was a banner day for Swainson’s Hawks in northern Utah. They seemed to be everywhere on fence posts, power poles, trees and in the sky. Continue reading
A Stunning Dark Morph Swainson’s Hawk I believe this bird to be the darkest dark morph Swainson’s Hawk I’ve ever encountered. Continue reading
My First Of Year Swainson’s Hawk And A Meadowlark Singing In The Cold My first Swainson’s Hawk of the year is always a special event for me Continue reading
A Golden Eagle, A Yellow-bellied Marmot And Mating Swainson’s Hawks A trip to the Promontory Peninsula two days ago yielded mixed results. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawk Regurgitating Pellets, Then I Dissected Them This hawk actually expelled two pellets and I was able to photograph (and dissect) both of them. Continue reading
Mating Swainson’s Hawks – When Attempted Sex Goes Wrong I always enjoy intimate looks at birds of prey but this one was over the top. Continue reading
Swainson’s Hawk (and the wire we cannot see) Yesterday morning I inadvertantly flushed this Swainson’s Hawk off prey as I drove a remote dirt road in the Centennail Valley. Continue reading