More and more of these Argentinians are showing up on Colorado’s plains. Soon they will be picking nest sites and beginning their mating routine.
On Sunday I came across this male hanging out at the top of a tree, hanging on tightly in gusting 35mph winds. Like most Swainson’s I have found, this one was quite indifferent to my presence only briefly glancing my way before returning his stare to the adjacent field.
![A male Swainson's Hawk sits high in a tree while being buffeted by strong winds near Denver International Airport. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQWI1kAD538/VTWjZfraMOI/AAAAAAAALto/9o3cOBaW23w/s710/17016362488_2483c1f758_o.jpg)