A dark-morph Swainson’s hawk, with chocolatey brown body and wings. The Patagium is white with brown speckling, as are his hawkpants.
Starting the morning with a “fuck yeah, Swainson’s”. #birds #hawkyeah #buteo #swainsonshawk #raptors
A light-morph ferruginous hawk soars overhead. She thicc. Gorgeous white base color with rusty fore wings and leggings.
And a morning “fuck yeah, Ferruginous” shoutout because look at those rusty #HawkPants.
#birds #raptors #hawkyeah #ferruginoushawk
A regal cinnamon and grey feathered raptor stands atop a utility pole.
I just need to end the day on a “fuck yeah, Ferruginous” note. See you tomorrow, Fam. #birds #hawkyeah #hawks #raptors #ferruginoushawk
A young red-tailed hawk prepares to launch from a fence post. Tail feathers spread out, wings halfway, one foot already in midair. One second to liftoff.
Trying to gear up and launch for work, but dragging today. Junior here was much more focused than I am. Red-tailed Hawk, San Benito County. #birds #RTHA #hawkyeah #hawks
Young Cooper’s Hawk visiting one of the backyard spas. #birds #hawkyeah #hawkpants #coopershawk
Kicking off another Monday with this urban Sharpie. Sharp-shinned hawks look a lot like their Cooper Hawk cousins, but tend to have a more bug-eyed look and smaller heads. Always fashionable with their capri #hawkpants tho. #birds #sharpshinnedhawk #hawkyeah #raptors #urbanwildlife
#flyday is always a hard one for me, but here is a lovely Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) on the wing. Swaineys are just one of my favorite raptors, especially the dark morphs. #birds #raptors #hawkyeah #swainsonshawk
