Swainson’s Hawks in Anza Borrego
I went to Anza Borrego over the weekend. Had a wonderful picnic, which included a rare bird sighting: Swainson’s hawks migrate to/from Argentina. They ride the thermals really high in the sky. All I saw was two white UFOs. The white on the underside of the wing. Their flight pattern of this pair of hawks was beautiful, they seemed to be playing in the thermals. It was awesome.
We had every intention of going on a full-on hike, but really we just ended up walking around a little bit.
Here’s a link to a closeup photo of a Swainson Hawk, taken by Vic Murayama.