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Swainson's Hawk
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Swainson's Hawk
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Look what I can do!
Red-tailed Hawk / Buteo jamaicensis
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Is this what I think it is? Yes, a Ferruginous Ha…
Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk in flight
Juvenile Swainson's Hawk
Osprey family in the city
Osprey take-off
Wind-blown Osprey
Swainson's Hawk on an early morning hunt
Swainson's Hawk male, light phase
Swainson's Hawk female, dark-phase
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
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Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk / Buteo jamaicensis
Osprey - stuffed and on display
Regal
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Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel - or is it a Merlin?
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
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Peregrine Falcon talons
Ferruginous Hawk
Osprey on the hunt
Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans, everywhere!
Harris's Hawk
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Turkey Vulture preening
02 Bald Eagle in late afternoon sun
Turkey Vulture talons
Female Kestrel
Swainson's Hawk / Buteo swainsoni
Enjoying the sun
Ever watchful
Golden Eagle
Swainson's Hawk
Power of the Golden Eagle
Do you mind?
A second day in the big, wide world
Into the great wide open
The demise of a Meadow Vole
Looking for lunch
Northern Pygmy-owl
Partial compression
An old friend
The pose
It's all about the EYES
Proud Mom
Northern Pygmy-owl
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Stay strong, little Owlet
That focussed look
Northern Hawk Owl
#1 on my Wish List
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Acrobatic Crows
One of 12 - and a wooden pole for a change : )
Mixed company
A rare (for me) in-flight shot
No such thing as a line-up
Majestic, even in captivity
Swainson's Hawk
Freedom
I'm a different kid
A cooperative youngster
Wonder what it's thinking
Predator and prey
Fun on a very windy day
Portrait of a Northern Hawk Owl
Watching and waiting
A lovely treat on a snowy day
Focus - is the name of the game
Hey, you down there ...!
There's nothing like a tasty Meadow Vole
Red-tailed Hawk
Housebound Mom
Hi, it's me again
Great Horned Owl guarding the nest
Northern Hawk Owl
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Way, way up
Those piercing eyes - remind me of Licorice Allsor…
Majestic
Don't look if you are squeamish!
Time to preen
Got my eyes on you
If looks could kill ....
A welcome visitor
He: Honey, I'm home - She: what took you so long?
Take-off
Afternoon nap
Majestic pose
And up comes the pellet
Sunlit, distant beauty
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Swainson's Hawk
Just not getting time to either get out and take new photos - or else the weather has been really bad. Will be so glad when I don't need to grab photos from my archives! Photographed on 16 May 2009 at the Coaldale Birds of Prey Centre, near Lethbridge, Southern Alberta.
"The Swainson's Hawk is a fairly common hawk of the prairies, and is identified by the dark breast and contrasting light throat and abdomen. The head, back, primaries and breast are all a dark brownish grey. The belly is cream to white in color. The tail is finely barred with a dark terminal band. A rare dark phase, where the entire body appears all black except for the face and banded tail, does exist. In flight, the wings are tilted slightly upwards, similar to the northern harrier.
Most of western North America is included in the breeding range, but winters are spent as far south as Argentina.
Open areas, as found in the grassland, foothill and parkland regions, fit the lifestyle of the Swainson's hawk.
Nests are built in bushes or trees, and three to five eggs are laid. Swainson's hawks are late nesters and the young birds may not leave the nest until the end of July.
The Swainson's hawk is classified as Sensitive in the General Status of Alberta Wild Species report. Population is dependent on healthy ground squirrel population."
esrd.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/wild-species/birds/large-ha...
"The Swainson's Hawk is a fairly common hawk of the prairies, and is identified by the dark breast and contrasting light throat and abdomen. The head, back, primaries and breast are all a dark brownish grey. The belly is cream to white in color. The tail is finely barred with a dark terminal band. A rare dark phase, where the entire body appears all black except for the face and banded tail, does exist. In flight, the wings are tilted slightly upwards, similar to the northern harrier.
Most of western North America is included in the breeding range, but winters are spent as far south as Argentina.
Open areas, as found in the grassland, foothill and parkland regions, fit the lifestyle of the Swainson's hawk.
Nests are built in bushes or trees, and three to five eggs are laid. Swainson's hawks are late nesters and the young birds may not leave the nest until the end of July.
The Swainson's hawk is classified as Sensitive in the General Status of Alberta Wild Species report. Population is dependent on healthy ground squirrel population."
esrd.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/wild-species/birds/large-ha...
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