Very cool pic!! Did it come cruising over you for the pic or were you able to walk up close enough before it flew.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and disagree w/ the Red-tailed Hawk (should have a dark band on the front side of the wing). I'm thinking its either a juvenile (possibly light morph) Swainson's or a juvenile female Swainson's.
Based on the picture you posted, you could certainly convince me of that!
Did it come cruising over you for the pic or were you able to walk up close enough before it flew.
It was perched on a solar panel array about 15' off the ground. I drove up to within about 20yds of him. I got the camera ready, stepped out of the truck, walked to 10yds, aimed and ready. As he took off, I started shooting.
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