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)](http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wbi4RjtvbSs/VEUvIcW0HTI/AAAAAAAAEyQ/M-o8sqGx4RI/s710/2014-10-19%2B08-40-40%2B-%2B0150.jpg)