{"id":25446,"date":"2015-06-11T05:18:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T11:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=25446"},"modified":"2021-03-31T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:49:07","slug":"a-wet-and-bedraggled-swainsons-hawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/06\/11\/a-wet-and-bedraggled-swainsons-hawk\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wet and Bedraggled Swainson’s Hawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WetWet and Bedraggled Swainson’s Hawk – Nikon D810, f6.3, 1\/320, -03 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

It was rainy yesterday evening in southwestern Montana and eastern Idaho but that didn’t stop me from getting this image of a wet and bedraggled Swainson’s Hawk in the Centennial Valley.<\/p>\n

This morning the light is much better, the rain has stopped, and I am hoping to spend more time with this Swainson’s Hawk today.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Swainson\u2019s Hawk photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was rainy yesterday evening in southwestern Montana and eastern Idaho but that didn’t stop me from getting this image of a wet and bedraggled Swainson’s Hawk in the Centennial 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