Mama Swainson’s hawk serves up prairie dog for breakfast
I thought my photo excursion was done for the day when I happened across these two. Mom had caught a prairie dog and was feeding it to her recently fledged…
Argentinians return to the United States
I figured it was a matter of days before I spotted my first Swainson's hawk and sure enough, I did this past weekend. This handsome one was staking out a…
Swainson’s hawk struggles to stay awake
Being a new parent is a struggle. Sleep is a rarity and it is just a lot of work. It certainly appeared its new role as a father was taking…
Swainson’s hawks begin setting up their summertime home
The return of the Argentinians! I knew these gorgeous raptors would be returning to the Colorado plains soon but I hadn’t had a chance to venture out to find them.…
Swainson’s Hawk takes flight
A fun capture of this very cool raptor taken this past weekend. These hawks arrive in Colorado in great numbers in the spring, seemingly outnumbering the year-round Red-tailed Hawk we…
Swainson’s Hawk grabs some nesting material
This gorgeous raptor was in a field right next to the road yesterday. At first, I assumed it had a kill it was guarding as it was surprisingly reluctant to…