Swainson's Hawk - James Goodwin
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Date

Location

Paynes Prairie Preserve SP--Cones Dike Trail
Alachua, Florida, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 29.5792795, -82.2788429
Age and sex
Immature Unknown sex - X

Observation details

Soaring slowly south along the north-south stretch of the trail. We clearly saw long, relatively slender wings; buffy underparts (definitely not red) contrasting sharply with darker remiges; dark, rusty-reddish partial collar / bib. Apparently an immature bird.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7200
ISO
400
Focal length
300 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/800 sec
Dimensions
1513 pixels x 1151 pixels
Original file size
1.5 MB