Only felt it fare to change it up a bit and not to bore folks with “Another Owl Photo”

I can remember the encounter like it was yesterday on that dead-end road…well maybe not yesterday but rather 158 days ago.

For sure some fun time spent with this juvenile Swainson’s Hawk.

Swainson Hawk (juvenile) performs a balancing act along the roadway on a steel strand that runs between poles. You would think it’s a little difficult for them to grab…but apparently not.

Not only does my truck get me to possible locations for birds…it doubles well as a blind.
Time and time again I’ve found birds will be tolerant of a vehicle but open the door and their gone.
Well it’s a sit and wait scenario which can be minutes or stretch into an hour and not unusual to be even longer.
The Swainson (juvenile) was kind enough to provide some action after about the 45 min mark.
Cheers !
Dennis