Swainson’s Pair
What a nice surprise to spot a pair of Swainson’s Hawks, sitting on top of a power pole, and eating a freshly caught animal. Swainson’s Hawks eat mainly mammals and insects. Mammals make up the bulk of the diet during breeding season, when adults prey on ground squirrels, gophers, mice, voles, and rabbits. This image was taken right outside the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve in Woodbridge, CA.
Swainson’s Pair
What a nice surprise to spot a pair of Swainson’s Hawks, sitting on top of a power pole, and eating a freshly caught animal. Swainson’s Hawks eat mainly mammals and insects. Mammals make up the bulk of the diet during breeding season, when adults prey on ground squirrels, gophers, mice, voles, and rabbits. This image was taken right outside the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve in Woodbridge, CA.