Dark phase adult, photographed (with my point-and-hope camera) early on this morning on a ranch road in n. Lee County. Probably due to the dampness of the morning, I was able to drive up to within 40 or 50 ft of this hawk before it flew. It was among about 6 other (normal plumaged) Swainson's.
Dark phase adult, photographed (with my point-and-hope camera) early on this morning on a ranch road in n. Lee County. Probably due to the dampness of the morning, I was able to drive up to within 40 or 50 ft of this hawk before it flew. It was among about 6 other (normal plumaged) Swainson's.