UPDATE: Phil says the wings are too broad to be a falcon, so it is probably a Swainson's Hawk! I suspected it was a hawk because of the size but thought I must be wrong. So glad to hear from Phil, who knows his STUFF!
08 August 2018
Falcon Sighting
I spied this raptor flying above me and trained my lens on him, but was not overly sure of his ID. I think he may be a Peregrine Falcon. The wing coloration looks more like a Swainson's Hawk but the shape of the feathers at the tips of the wings seem too pointed for a hawk of any kind. Sharing with Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Anni's Bird d'Pot. Any thoughts on a definite ID?
UPDATE: Phil says the wings are too broad to be a falcon, so it is probably a Swainson's Hawk! I suspected it was a hawk because of the size but thought I must be wrong. So glad to hear from Phil, who knows his STUFF!
UPDATE: Phil says the wings are too broad to be a falcon, so it is probably a Swainson's Hawk! I suspected it was a hawk because of the size but thought I must be wrong. So glad to hear from Phil, who knows his STUFF!
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