What a pleasant surprise! This guy was very curious and was cruising around me while I was continuously shooting him. I couldn’t tell what it was because it didn’t look like anything I have seen before. Relatively big in size, definitely not a Red-tailed or Swainson’s (which are very common in Colorado). The Sibley’s field guide to birds tells me this is a Rough-legged Hawk! These birds are uncommon in Colorado and only come here in winter from northern tundras in search of food.
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