Out for a drive yesterday east of Denver and I spotted this raptor. It was quite tolerant of my presence, probably because it appears to be a young one and hasn’t gotten a healthy fear of humans yet. After leaving a nearby power pole, it perched on a post and let me get within about 20 feet of it.

 

A Red Tailed Hawk keeps watch from its perch on a pole near Denver. (© Tony’s Takes)
A Red Tailed Hawk keeps watch from its perch on a pole near Denver. (© Tony’s Takes)

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