Swainson’s hawks begin setting up their summertime home

Swainson’s hawks begin setting up their summertime home

A Swainson's hawk returns to its nest with some building material in its beak. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Swainson’s hawk returns to its nest with some building material in its beak. (© Tony’s Takes)

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. Today I finally did and I saw quite a lot of them. Two, in particular, put on a fantastic air show for me as they worked on a nest northeast of Denver.

During the summer, their numbers will swell here to where I seem to see more of them than the more common red-tailed hawk. The winter will find them in the much warmer environs of Argentina after one of the longest migrations known.

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