A pleasant surprise on my way home from work today. This juvenile Swainson’s Hawk was keeping watch over a nearby prairie dog colony. I was surprised it was still hanging around and not headed headed to Argentina for the winter. It allowed me to get quite close then did a nice flyover right above me. Tough lighting and overcast skies but still a decent shot.
![A juvenile Swainson's Hawk banks hard left in Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aZ3herJPL3Y/VCsyNy-gd-I/AAAAAAAAEI0/pGcSrIGqIt8/s710/2014-09-30%2B15-37-45%2B-%2B0027.jpg)