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The 'Grasshopper' Hawk's High-Stakes Migration

The 'Grasshopper' Hawk's High-Stakes Migration

Update: 2025-10-14
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Swainson’s Hawks make an incredible journey every year, migrating 12,000 miles round-trip from North America’s prairies to Argentina’s pampas. What makes them truly unique is their diet. Most hawks hunt rodents and reptiles, but Swainson’s Hawks switch to insects, feasting on grasshoppers and
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The 'Grasshopper' Hawk's High-Stakes Migration

The 'Grasshopper' Hawk's High-Stakes Migration

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