{"id":82925,"date":"2021-03-31T05:09:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T11:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=82925"},"modified":"2021-03-31T05:09:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T11:09:19","slug":"swainsons-hawk-on-a-gnarly-fence-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2021\/03\/31\/swainsons-hawk-on-a-gnarly-fence-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Swainson’s Hawk On A Gnarly Fence Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Swainson'sSwainson’s Hawk on a gnarly fence post \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I haven’t found my first of season Swainson’s Hawk yet but I expect that to change any day now as spring migration is almost in full swing. The last time I was out in the field I found a few lingering Rough-legged Hawks that will soon be heading north to breed. Swainson’s Hawks will fill the niches in the field that the Rough-legged Hawks leave behind.<\/p>\n

Last year I didn’t see nearly as many Swainson’s Hawks as I have in previous years and I worked hard to locate the ones I did find. I may need to scout out new locations to find more of these handsome hawks.<\/p>\n

When I photographed this light morph Swainson’s Hawk four springs ago I liked the look the hawk was giving me, the distant, shaded mountains in the background, and the soft morning light. I also enjoyed the texture of the gnarly, old fence post the hawk was perched on. It was almost as if the Swainson’s Hawk was giving me the old stink eye.<\/p>\n

Maybe I will spot my first of year Swainson’s Hawk today or perhaps it will be a week or two before I find one. When I find it I know I am going to be excited. It will be wonderful to see them again.<\/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":"

I haven’t found my first of season Swainson’s Hawk yet but I expect that to change any day now as spring migration is almost in full swing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1148,206,26],"tags":[4004,2663,4200,2497,6692,898,6907,4033,4169,2386,2670,153,165,4034],"class_list":["post-82925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-swainson-hawks","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-birds-of-prey","tag-buteo-swainsoni","tag-buteos","tag-early-morning-light","tag-fence-post","tag-gnarly","tag-hawk","tag-hawks","tag-hawks-of-utah","tag-light-morph","tag-raptors","tag-spring","tag-swainsons-hawk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t