Swainson's Hawk
Swainson’s Hawk on an early morning. I have found these hawks to be mighty skittish in my area – they fly off if you are in a 50 yard radius.
I was lucky to find this one perched on the post and best was that it was gracious enough to give me about 5 minutes of its time as it went thru its morning yoga postures 🙂
Country United States
State California
Location San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Anthropomorphism Other
- Created Timestamp06/15/2025 15:16:39
- CameraCanon EOS R7
- Aperture11
- Creditsuren vispute
- Focal Length840
- Iso500
- Shutter Speed1/400
- Orientation1
I like the pose on the Swainson’s hawk. The sun catches the head better at that angle. Good choice on using a square frame for the pic.
exactly my thoughts too 🙂 it was the light on my subject which made me submit this photo .. and plus with the fence post and no background – i thought a square frame was the optimum way to compose the picture. thank you