A funny thing happened yesterday... what I actually mean is, something really amazing happened: I caught my first EVER glimpse of a BABY Swainson's hawk in the nest! Watch the short video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/sn2Kx0wVFkk?feature=shared

#birdwatching #babyBirds #cuteAnimals #babyAnimals #hawks #swainsonsHawks #birdOfPrey #buteo #birdVideo #birds #albertaBirds #yyc #calgaryWildlife #alberta #albertaWildlife #wildlife #backyardBirds #NewYouTubeVideo #newVideo

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 12, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025May31_birds_and_cats/2025may12_hawk_IMG_3567c.html

#birds #hawk #Buteo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography #bluesky

Same bird as yesterday, different pose.

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 24, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Mar31_birds_and_cats/2025mar24_hawk_IMG_3140c.html

#birds #hawk #red_tailed_hawks #Buteo #LakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Also at https://1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/hawk-3140-john-moyer.html

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Lake Thunderbird in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 24, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Mar31_birds_and_cats/2025mar24_hawk_IMG_3137c.html

#birds #hawk #red_tailed_hawks #Buteo #LakeThunderbird #wildlife #wildlifephotography #Oklahoma #photography

Also at https://1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/hawk-3137-john-moyer.html

Full video of Agnes, a female Swainson's hawk in our neighbourhood, now on my YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/n8QkqqLwkvg

and also at my website, Project Hawk:
https://www.grafxbylisa.com/ProjectHawk/timeline/ph2024/

#birds #birdVideo #birdsOfPrey #youtube #hawks #swainsonsHawks #newVideo #backyardBirding #Birding #ProjectHawk #raptor #buteo #wildlife

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 21, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Jun02_birds_and_cats/2024may21_hawk_IMG_9868c.html

#hawk #Buteo #flying #wildlife #wildlifephotography #surburbanWildlife #Oklahoma #photography