ML227011381

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Behaviors

Flying

Media notes

Migrating kettle

Observation details

I was keeping a close eye on the sky as I played with my kids this evening, given the recent sightings of Swainson's Hawks and a Broad-Winged Hawk in the last ten days or so. Sure enough, I spotted four high flying raptors about 4:40pm. After watching them circle a few times through binoculars I noted the long, thin, pointy wings on at least two of the birds and concluded I had at least two SWHA. I *ran* inside and grabbed my DSLR and found the birds still circling when I returned. One bird left the kettle and disappeared and the other birds continued circling a bit before heading due east towards Lord Hill. Photos appear to show all birds are SWHA, but I only have a couple poor, zoomed out photos of all four birds in the same frame.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 50D

Lens

150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015

ISO

400

Focal length

150 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/1000 sec

Dimensions

1596 pixels x 2394 pixels

Original file size

78.11 KB